Clifford Chance advises on two strategic care home deals taking Deer Capital’s UK Healthcare investments past £500 million

Clifford Chance advises on two strategic care home deals taking Deer Capital's UK Healthcare investments past £500 million

Clifford Chance has advised Deer Capital and Foundation Partners on two strategic investments in the care homes sector in quick succession increasing their investment in UK Healthcare to over £500m in the past year.

The first transaction was the acquisition of five fully operational homes across Kent from the Graham Care Group, which takes Deer Capital's total investment to over £300 million in the last 12 months under the Hartford Care brand. The deal adds a further 513 bedrooms to their portfolio which now stands at 29 homes across the UK (1,800+ beds).

The second transaction was supporting the Management Buyout of Select Healthcare Group comprising 32 care homes, securing the orderly transition of leadership within the group, ensuring continuity of management and service provision. This expands Deer Capital's established provision of Residential, Nursing, Dementia and Complex Care to now encompass Specialist Care and related services.

The core team for both transactions was led by Franc Peña partner in the Transactional Real Estate team together with partners Christopher Walsh and Laura Smallcombe leading the finance team; they were supported by colleagues in the Real Estate Tax, Employment and Tax teams.