Residential learning disabilities and mental illness market worth £2.3bn

The value of the independent mental health and specialist care market has reached £5.3bn a year, with care homes for the learning disabled and...

Four Seasons sale hits £1.4bn price tag

The much delayed sale of Four Seasons Health Care has finally been confirmed with the news that Delta Commercial Property LP, an investment vehicle...

Bank of Scotland part of team taking McCarthy & Stone private

A team made up of the Bank of Scotland, property magnates David and Simon Reuben and retail entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter has closed a...

Sale to Southern Cross funds United Health plans

Hardly pausing for breath after its successful float on the stock market in early summer (CCMN July 2006), care home operator Southern Cross Healthcare...

Hadrian offers no wall to Avery acquisitions

Avery Healthcare, the residential care group set up last autumn by a mini who’s who of former mid-market professionals, has acquired Hadrian Healthcare in...

Executive makes moves in Scotland

Expanding residential care chain Executive Care Group has made its first step into the Scottish market with the acquisition of Allan Water Limited, the...

Warrington operator plants seeds with five home expansion

Ashberry Healthcare Ltd, formerly a two home operator based in the North West of England, has tripled its property portfolio with the acquisition of...

Priory strengthens specialist education

The Priory Group has strengthened its position in the specialist education market with the acquisition of Coxlease School in Lyndhurst, Hampshire. The £16.3m deal...

Careforce earnings back on track

Careforce Group, the AIM-floated domiciliary and nursing services provider, has issued a trading statement in the run up to the publication of its end...

Craegmoor accounts qualified again

Elderly and specialist healthcare provider Craegmoor Ltd has published its long awaited, and much delayed, accounts for the year ending 31 December 2005, painting...