Pictured: (l-r) John Brierley, director, Clifford House
Fostering, Linda Gresty, managing director, Clifford House and
Colin Rodrigues, corporate partner, Hawkins Hatton
Hawkins Hatton, the Dudley based corporate law firm, has advised
on the sale of Clifford House, the specialist operator of
residential children's homes and schools in Herefordshire.
The business has been acquired by Advanced Childcare which will
enable the merged operation to offer local authorities a wider
range of high quality homes across rural, semi rural and urban
environments.
Hawkins Hatton acted for the former owners of Clifford House
John Brierley, Nick Nenadich and Linda Gresty who retain their
existing fostering division which will continue to operate as an
independent business.
Under the deal 14 residential homes in the Hereford and
Leominster area will come under the Advanced Childcare umbrella.
The business employed over 200 people who will remain working in
the homes.
Hawkins Hatton worked closely with accountants Price Pearson,
who take a hands on approach and so together were able to advise
the directors on all aspects of the sale including due diligence
and complex regulatory and legal issues.
Colin Rodrigues, corporate partner at Hawkins Hatton, said: "The
enlarged business will be able to provide even more options and
expertise to local authority social service departments requiring
child care provision through both homes and fostering. It was a
good strategic fit for our clients who will continue to operate an
independent fostering business."
Advanced Childcare has a team of behavioural management experts
and operates 35 specialist children's homes to meet a range of
requirements. The company currently works with over 40 local
authority partners.
For more information about Hawkins Hatton, please visit their
website here: www.hawkinshatton.co.uk