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UK REITs Assura and Care REIT both being bought out by US investors

Two of the UK’s largest listed specialist healthcare real estate investors are being bought out and taken private by US investors. Assura looks as though it is about to accept a fifth offer from US private equity firm KKR. Care REIT (formerly Impact Healthcare REIT) has accepted a takeover offer from US care home REIT CareTrust.

March 13, 2025

Assura rejects fourth takeover offer from KKR

Listed UK healthcare REIT Assura has rejected a fourth offer from US PE firm KKR. The most recent bid was a joint offer from KKR and UK pension fund Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) of £1.56 billion (~$2 billion). Assura says this undervalues the REIT.

February 20, 2025

Northwest Healthcare REIT issues C$500m worth of bonds to strengthen balance sheet

Northwest Healthcare REIT, a Canada-headquartered multinational listed healthcare REIT specialising in inpatient facilities, is issuing C$500 million (~$352 million) worth of bonds as part of its strategy to strengthen its balance sheet.

February 20, 2025

Achmea Real Estate to invest in new Dutch assisted living sites operated by Buurtwonen

Dutch real estate investor Achmea Real Estate plans to invest over €100 million in 25 small-scale assisted living sites in the Netherlands over the next five years.

December 6, 2024

Activos enters Germany

Spanish REIT Healthcare Activos has acquired its first nursing home asset in Germany, and three new nursing homes in Belgium. Activos has acquired the propco of a nursing home located in Stuttgart, Germany. This is a new build with 88 individual rooms and 31 apartments and is operated by “the largest elderly care operator in […]

November 22, 2024

Activos buys first two nursing homes in France and in “advanced” stages with first German asset

Spanish real estate investor Healthcare Activos has entered France for the first time, acquiring its first two nursing home assets in the country. Jorge Guarner, President and Founder of Healthcare Activos, tells us the REIT will also soon acquire its first nursing home asset in Germany, and is looking at opportunities in Italy.

November 4, 2024

Parkway Life acquires 11 nursing homes in France from DomusVi

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (PLife REIT), one of Asia’s largest listed healthcare REITs, has acquired 11 nursing homes in France in a sale and leaseback arrangement for €111.2m (roughly S$159.9 million) from DomusVi, one of Europe’s largest nursing and retirement home providers. The deal marks PLife REIT’s maiden acquisition in Europe, as part of its long-term strategy to grow its presence in the region and the UK.

October 25, 2024

Why pharma services is such an attractive investment space

Last week Telemos Capital, a European mid-market private equity firm backed by family capital, bought Helios Global Group, a full-service global healthcare communications provider, from NorthEdge, a regional lower mid-market private equity company. We spoke with one of the deal's advisors — Tom Cowap, Managing Director at Baird, an employee-owned international investment bank — about how this is a bellwether for growing private equity interest in the med comms and wider pharma services space.

October 10, 2024

Civitas acquires Katharinenhof’s 27-site propco whilst Alloheim acquires opco

Civitas Investment Management, a UK-based investment firm focused on real estate and social impact investments, has entered Germany for the first time, buying 27 elderly care and assisted living properties from Deutsche Wohnen, a German property management and development company.

October 4, 2024

UK Government’s ‘Darzi Review’ released, pointing to an NHS in crisis

Lord Ara Darzi's eagerly anticipated independent review of the National Health Service (NHS) paints a stark picture of a health system in "critical condition" but with "vital signs" that remain strong.

September 13, 2024

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