UK Nurseries: The investment opportunity

Mark Jeynes

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The £5.5bn UK nursery market grows 4% yearly, drawing investors. With 200+ deals in 2018, fragmentation offers key opportunities.

The UK full-day nursery market is worth £5.5bn and has grown 4% pa since 2013.

The highly fragmented nature and attractive underlying dynamics of the UK nursery market is driving increasing investor interest in the sector.

In 2018, this led to over 200 reported acquisitions – both by large chains and by smaller, local operators (10% of deals were single-site purchases). So, what should investors be looking for?