Anthony Gilbert

Auckland

Anthony Gilbert

Business Broker - Childcare

Phone: 09 215 7498

Mobile: 021 784 865

About Anthony

Anthony Gilbert’s experience in business broking has truly established him as one of the most highly successful brokers in the business.  This success is substantiated by the fact that he has won the Business Broker Salesperson of the Year at the REINZ Awards for Excellence every year from 2012 to 2015, and again in 2018 and 2019.

While his range of expertise over the years has spanned a number of business sectors, since 2000 he has specialised in the childcare sector, in which he is become the acknowledged industry expert.  This level of expertise and success has established Anthony’s credibility in the childcare industry which has owners approach him again and again as they either expand their businesses, or sell their business to retire or move into other market sectors.

As an expert in this field, Anthony offers centre owners a no-obligation appraisal of their business, and in many instances also suggests sensible alternatives to improve the operating efficiency of a business.  This in turn gives rise to a business which is more valuable and easier to sell when the business owner is ultimately ready to take the business to market. 

In the almost 24 years that he has been specialising in the childcare sector, Anthony has sold close to 440 childcare centres, including in some instances the associated freehold property.  This very large proportion of the market can be attributed to Anthony’s reputation in the industry and the relationships he has built up during these years with many childcare owners.

Anthony’s previous experience of 15 years as a senior chartered accountant means he is also well qualified to assess a wide range of large and often complex businesses and negotiate a successful sale.  Anthony has successfully sold a number of large businesses over the years from different sectors.  He has strong analytical skills and excellent negotiating skills and he applies this considerable experience across most business sectors.

Waikato
#27096
Childcare Freehold Investment - Waikato
The property houses a lovely purpose built childcare centre licensed for 70 plus children, as well as a residential...
Canterbury
#26428
Childcare freehold - South Island
Christchurch purpose built centre. Initial lease term 12 years, commenced 2009 with 2 further ROR of 6 years each,...
Auckland
#35069
Childcare Centre East Auckland
Quality purpose built centre licensed for 100+ children, in a great location. Good qualified staff and excellent Centre...
Auckland
#35162
North West Auckland Childcare Centre
- Charming fully renovated villa licensed for 32 plus children. - A new ADLS lease will be put in place for the...
Auckland
#34900
North Auckland Childcare Centre
Well-established centre situated in a popular town less than an hour north of Auckland, licensed for 48+ children. ...
Auckland
#34406
Purpose Built Centre - Good Location
Well-established, purpose-built centre licensed for 79+ children. A very good teaching team is in place while an...
Auckland
#33752
Well-Established Quality Centre
This is an attractive quality centre situated in a good location close to central Auckland, licensed for 37+...
Auckland
#34201
South Auckland Business
Attractive, very well established centre licensed for 28+ children. The ECE qualified owner works on the floor in the...
Auckland
#34180
Attractive North Shore Childcare Centre
Purpose built well established centre licensed for 35 plus children, with a lovely spacious home-like...
Auckland
#33789
East Auckland Childcare Centre
Attractive well resourced centre licensed for 33+ children. ECE qualified owner works in the centre part time on the...
Auckland
#33866
Impressive Growth Light Construction $1M+...
Based just North of Auckland, this light construction business has created an impressively simple yet smart business...
Auckland
#33848
Light Manufacturing - Prestige Products
This unique light construction/manufacturing business has been based in rural South Auckland for close to 40...
Auckland
#32733
North Auckland Childcare
Lovely, spacious, purpose-built childcare centre in a very popular north Auckland location. Well presented spacious...
Auckland
#33370
Purpose Built Centre - South Auckland
The owner is ECE qualified and works alongside her teaching team, assisted by an able Manager who takes care of the...
Auckland
#33243
Auckland Home Based Childcare - Strong Profit
This business was established by a non-ECE owner, who works part-time in an admin and overseeing role, supporting her...
Auckland
#33021
North Shore Childcare Centre
A lovely, spacious centre licensed for 30 plus children in a very popular North Shore suburb. A Sixth Edition ADLS...
Auckland
#32932
South Auckland Childcare Centre
- Long established centre licensed for 47+children. - The ECE qualified owner works full time in the centre, so a...
Auckland
#32802
Purpose Built Centre - South Auckland
Attractive purpose-built South Auckland centre licensed for 45+ children. The owner does not work in the centre and...
Auckland
#32788
Childcare Kerikeri - Great Buy
Enjoy life in the winterless north. This charming home away from home centre is licensed for 27+ children. The new...
Auckland
#32447
Childcare Centre South Auckland - Sold
Quality purpose-built childcare centre, established late 2019, licensed for 50 plus children. Good qualified...
Auckland
#32517
Childcare - South East Auckland
Attractive purpose-built childcare centre licensed for 95 plus children and located in a busy Auckland...
Auckland
#32609
Childcare Centre East Auckland
A popular east Auckland purpose-built centre licensed for 46 plus children. The owner does not work in the centre, and...
Auckland
#32262
Childcare Centre North Shore
This lovely North Shore childcare centre is licensed for 29 plus over 2 year olds. The centre is well established and...
Auckland
#32321
Childcare Freehold Investment - South Auckland
The childcare facility is a substantial rebuild of an existing building, so very close to being purpose built. Licensed...
Auckland
#32306
West Auckland Childcare Centre
This long established centre, licensed for 35 plus children, provides quality care and learning to attending children....
Auckland
#32268
Childcare Centre South Auckland
This well established childcare centre is licensed for 37 plus children, located in a good South Auckland suburb. ...
Auckland
#32202
Childcare Centre North of Auckland
Well established and attractive, purpose built centre licensed for 48 plus children. Very appealing location in a...
Auckland
#32004
South East Auckland Centre
Well established, attractive centre, licensed for 48+ children and set among lush countryside in this south-east...
Auckland
#32014
Commercial Investment - Low Risk
This well established childcare centre which is profitable, pays rent of $68,000 plus GST and all outgoings, so this is...
Auckland
#31949
Childcare - Central Auckland
Lovely well-established kindergarten licensed for 26+ children, in a quiet residential setting just outside of...
Auckland
#31658
South Auckland Centre - Suits ECE Teacher
* Near new purpose-built centre less than 3 years old, vendor wishes to sell. * The centre is licensed for 68+...
Auckland
#31403
North Shore Childcare Centre
Attractive, well-established centre licensed for 26+ children. The centre has lovely spacious indoor and outdoor areas...
Auckland
#31370
Childcare Centre - East Auckland - Under...
This is a well established childcare licensed for 74+ children in a popular location. A large outdoor play environment...
Auckland
#31374
Childcare North of Auckland
This established and popular childcare centre, located north of Auckland, is licensed for 27 plus children. An...
Auckland
#31240
South East Auckland Childcare
Well established childcare centre in a popular city fringe suburb, licensed for 25+ children. A new commercial lease...
Auckland
#31261
North West Auckland Childcare - Under Contract
This centre is well established, licensed for 23+ children, and as evidenced by the ERO, it qualifies as providing a...
Auckland
#31031
Auckland City Childcare - Consistent Performer
Charming inner-city childcare centre licensed for 22+ children. Well qualified staff who can look after the day to day...
Auckland
#31007
East Auckland Childcare - Under Contract
Beautiful, purpose-built centre in a prime East Auckland suburb, licensed for 95+ children. Well qualified staff, with...
Auckland
#30572
West Auckland Childcare Centre
Lovely purpose built centre licensed for 46 plus children set in delightful surroundings. This is a well established...
Northland
#30511
Childcare Centre North of Auckland UNDER...
Attractive near new and highly effective centre currently licensed for 55 plus children and located some 2.5 hours...
Auckland
#30595
West Auckland Childcare "UNDER CONTRACT"
Established in 2015, this is a quality purpose built centre licensed for 95 plus children. This is a well designed...
Auckland
#30534
West Auckland Childcare Centre - 'Under...
Attractive and spacious childcare centre licensed for 30 plus children located in a popular West Auckland suburb. The...
Auckland
#30179
Quality Centre West Auckland - "Under Contract"
Beautiful centre, licensed for 35 plus children, located in a good suburb close to Auckland centre. The owner has...
Auckland
#30015
Attractive Purpose Built Centre - "Under...
Business Highlights: * Lovely spacious purpose built centre, licensed for 65 plus children, which was very recently...
Auckland
#30036
High Occupancy Centre in West Auckland
This is a purpose built childcare centre which has experienced steady growth and is now enjoying a high occupancy of...
Auckland
#29765
North Shore Childcare Centre
Attractive purpose built centre in a quiet residential area in this North Shore suburb. Well established, the centre...
Auckland
#29697
West Auckland Childcare - Under Contract
Well established childcare centre licensed for 40 plus children and located in a very good West Auckland suburb. The...
Auckland
#29668
West Auckland Childcare Centre
Well established centre currently licensed for 47 plus children, and due to have this license increased by another 10...
Auckland
#28942
South Auckland Childcare Centre
Quality centre licensed for 52 plus children, well located and well established. The centre is well managed and a new...
Auckland
#29611
Childcare Auckland Central West Suburb
Charming well established centre in a central West Auckland suburb, licensed for 30 plus children. Spacious and well...
Auckland
#29618
Central Auckland Childcare Centre
Established childcare centre in a popular central Auckland location, licensed for 87 plus children. Spacious two storey...
Auckland
#29500
Auckland Childcare With Upside
This is a lovely, quality childcare centre in West Auckland licensed for 42 plus children, and currently in the process...
Auckland
#29535
Auckland Childcare Business & Freehold
Located in West Auckland, this lovely childcare centre is on a large property which creates a 'rural feel' even though...
Auckland
#29391
Import & Distribution - Cash Surplus...
Excellent very well established business with sales of $5.7 million, in operation for over 40 years. Import...
Auckland
#29381
Childcare Freehold - North of Auckland
Childcare freehold property investment in a rural Northland community. Centre is licensed for 43 children, and the...
Auckland
#29058
Home Based Childcare - Auckland
Quality home based childcare networks in Auckland with 200 plus license places. Excellent coordinators and the...
Auckland
#29038
West Auckland Childcare Centre
Attractive well established childcare centre licensed for 35 plus children. Good staff and new owner could be part...
Auckland
#28912
Purpose Built Auckland Childcare
Beautiful purpose built childcare centre, located in a good central Auckland location. Licensed for 63 plus children,...
Northland
#28918
Boutique Childcare Business
This beautifully presented boutique childcare centre offers the new owner opportunity to add the business to an...
Auckland
#28697
Childcare Centre - North Shore
Under Contract. Well located on Auckland's North Shore, this centre was established in 2008 and is licensed for 34 plus...
Auckland
#28673
Home Based Childcare Service
Well established home based network servicing the north Auckland market. With well established branding and systems...
Northland
#27558
Early Childcare Centre - Leasehold
This centre, 2.5 hours North of Auckland, is licensed for 30 over 2's. While current occupancy is good, there is still...
Manawatu
#27164
Childcare Freehold Investment - Manawatu
Attractive well maintained and purpose built childcare centre licensed for 50 plus children. A long term commercial...
Manawatu
#27163
Childcare Manawatu
Very attractive purpose built centre licensed for 50 plus children. This centre has good historical attendance. Current...
Waikato
#27094
Childcare Waikato
Lovely centre largely purpose built, licensed for 70 plus children, in a great location in the Waikato. This centre...
Auckland
#26689
Childcare West Auckland
Beautiful purpose built centre in popular West Auckland suburb, licensed for 110 plus children. Excellent qualified...
Auckland
#26155
Engineering Related Business
New to the market after 15 years. • Has a strong market presence. • Is showing consistent cash surplus to full...
Auckland
#25706C
Purpose Built Childcare
Current 7% Net return for this purpose built childcare freehold property in a popular East Auckland location. Licensed...

Anthony's testimonial

"I was thrilled to have Anthony when selling my centre. He responded very quickly to email, text and phone call, and he gave me great advice, and got me a solid offer in just a few days.  He works VERY hard for his clients and best of all, gets results!  You won't go wrong with Anthony if you look to sell or buy an ECE centre."

Steven Tan

"Anthony has an immense amount of energy, passion and enthusiasm which resulted in the successful sale of our childcare. Not an expert ourselves, Anthony was able to answer the many questions we had and guided us through the process with knowledge and expertise."

Sandra & Gary Cully

"I have been aware for many years that Anthony Gilbert is the go to person in the Auckland marketplace for buying or selling a child care business. Anthony approached me about a year or so before we decided to sell our childcare business, and offered a no obligations assessment of how our business was running, compared to industry norms. I took him up on this, and he helpfully pointed out some areas of efficiency and inefficiency that he observed.  He also talked about the business’s likely market value, and without any pressure let me know that should we consider selling in future, he’d be very happy to assist us. Over time, and with a number of discussions, we decided that we would be prepared to sell, but only to the right sort of buyer, and only if there was no advertising of the business throughout the market place. Anthony was very respectful of this, and prepared a confidential memorandum for promotion to his database of potential buyers. Ultimately this resulted in a sale which we were happy with.

Anthony is a no nonsense operator, who moves quickly and efficiently. We were updated regularly on the process, and felt that all likely prospects had been appropriately vetted, and were genuine potential purchasers. We were happy with the outcome, and naturally would have no hesitation in recommending his services."

Allan Bates
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