Briga Capital buys freehold buildings already trading as nurseries, and buildings that suit conversion to nursery use, and lets them long-term to established childcare providers. When a building meets our requirements, we move quickly and we complete.
Scroll to What we doWhat we do
We are buyers, not brokers. Every acquisition is on our own balance sheet, decided by the people you meet.
Sale and leaseback
We buy freeholds from operators who stays in occupation on a new long lease.
Conversion
We acquire buildings not currently in nursery use, take them through planning and deliver them for operators to fit out to their own specification.
Long-term ownership
What we buy, we keep. We do not assemble a portfolio for onward sale, nor do we need an exit to make an acquisition work.
- You sell us the building and take a twenty-year lease. Same setting, same staff, same registration. Nothing changes on the Monday.
- You sell the business when you are ready, not when we are. It is a separate decision, on your timing.
- Two parties, not three. No marketing period, no chain, no waiting on a business buyer to appear.
How we transact
Funds are committed before we make an offer. We do not go to market for finance after agreeing a price and we do not renegotiate on the way to completion.
- 01
First contact
Day 0
- 02
Decision in principle
5-10 days
- 03
Heads of terms
10-15 days
- 04
Completion
3-5 weeks
Our Requirements
If a building meets either set below, send it to us. We'll evaluate and provide our insights quickly and precisely.
In nursery use
- £0-1.5m
- 60+ registered places
- Freehold or long leasehold
- Clear operator in occupation
- Single settings or small groups
- Established trading history & inspection record
Suited to nursery use
- £0-1.5m
- 2,000+ sq ft range
- Freehold or long leasehold
- Outdoor space and parking
- Class E (or credible planning path)
- Offices, community halls, places of worship etc
Terms,
published
So you can judge us before you speak to us. These are the terms we work to, not an opening position.
- Twenty-year FRI lease, with security of tenure.
- Five-yearly reviews. Index-linked, capped and collared.
- The price is agreed once. We do not revise our offer before completion.
- We buy the building, not the business. The business stays yours.
- Tax treatment varies by structure. We will send you to your own accountant rather than advise you ourselves.
We engage selectively. Most of what we see, we decline.
Who we work with
The further conversations we are set up to have.
Operators
- Tell us where you want to be & we’ll look for you.
- Long leases. We are a landlord for the life of the building, not the length of a hold period.
- Shell delivered to your specification.
Local authorities
- We are a long-term owner, not a trader.
- Where a building can stay in childcare or education use, we are structured to deliver.
- Freehold or long leasehold. Both work.
Perspectives,
an operator's view
We publish a small number of pieces each year on the property market within the early years sector.
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Discuss sites, transactions or opportunities.
If you own, or are aware of, any suitable opportunities, or would like to discuss our requirements in greater detail, please get in touch.
Agents and intermediaries welcome — we pay fees and we do not go around you.