Children’s Services
Supporting and protecting children and young people is a natural human instinct. Our children’s services specialists focus exclusively on this sector, advising businesses who support some of the most vulnerable in our society.
We’re truly passionate about the work we do in this area, keeping the objectives of our clients front of mind, along with the support they provide to the young people they work with.
Supporting businesses
Businesses in the children’s services sector face many common challenges. We support clients looking to grow their business, either via acquisition or strategic growth of the existing business. This can include planning, development and property purchases as well as M&A and specialist financing advice.
If you’re looking to restructure, we’ll work with you to achieve your objectives whilst ensuring that the vital services you provide will continue uninterrupted. Much of this advice will focus on property and employees and our team includes experts in both these areas.
Over time, you may want to consider an exit from the business. We regularly advise on strategic exits, enabling succession planning and negotiating terms.
Our experience in the healthcare sector, particularly in relation to children’s services, means we often provide legal advice regarding safeguarding and OFSTED. Working closely with our colleagues in the HCR education team, we provide a seamless service to cover all issues providers may face.
Who we work with
Our clients come in all shapes and sizes, but they all have the same raison d’ȇtre – they are (or work with) businesses who provide critical support for children when they need it most.
Many are providers of children’s care in one form or another, including therapeutic, educational, or residential support. This includes independent fostering agencies (IFAs) as well as children’s nurseries and residential homes. We advise mid-sized regional firms as well as national providers on all aspects of running their healthcare business. Some clients are not-for-profit organisations, but many are backed by private equity firms. No matter the funding solution required, our banking and finance team is on hand to advise on a range of investment scenarios.
Specialist lawyers Ridouts have joined HCR Law’s healthcare team
Their services include advice on safeguarding, commissioning contracts, handling regulator prosecutions, and more.
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