Born in the USA - chain takeover

By Annette Rawstrone, Nursery World, 6 July 2000

When a successful British nursery chain was sold to a US firm it set others in the sector wondering who might be next. Annette Rawstrone investigates

When a successful British nursery chain was sold to a US firm it set others in the sector wondering who might be next. Annette Rawstrone  investigates The star-spangled banner has unfurled over the British private childcare sector, as staff at the London-based chain Nurseryworks accustom themselves to being taken over by an American childcare company. Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BHFS) announced the first trans-Atlantic acquisition of a British nursery chain last month, following discussions...

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