Apposite Capital-backed Swanton Care makes bolt-on acquisitions

Swanton Care and Community has bought specialist adult residential and supported living providers Values in Care Ltd and GRS Care Ltd, to consolidate its presence in Wales and enhance its service lines.

The two acquisitions follow the purchase of children care specialist Courtyard Care in January.

Swanton, which is backed by healthcare specialist private equity investor Apposite Capital, provides services for people with complex learning disabilities, mental health disorders and acquired brain injuries.

Values in Care, a provider for adults with complex learning disabilities, complex mental health and challenging needs, has 18 homes in east Wales.

GRS Care operates supported living and domiciliary services in south west Wales delivering over 2,000 hours of care each week.

Anne-Laure Meynier, who led the acquisitions for Apposite Capital said: ‘These two new acquisitions are great additions to Swanton Group as it continues to expand geographically and further into supported living. It underpins our ambition to build a leading care group in the UK with linked care pathways to better serve the needs of the people we support and commissioners. Swanton is now supporting c.430 people across the UK.’

Garry Cross, Swanton chief executive, said: ‘Values in Care is a great addition to the Swanton Group as it continues to expand geographically and across service lines. It underpins our ambition to build a leading care group in the UK with linked care pathways to better serve the needs of the people we support and commissioners. Swanton is now supporting c. 430 people across the UK.’

Lawyers at Royds Withy King, corporate finance firm La Salle Corporate, and accountants and business advisers RSM worked on the deal.