HC-One clinches £300m Bupa deal in largest ever care home acquisition

An agreement to acquire 122 Bupa care homes by HC-One for £300m has been announced, in what is thought to be the biggest deal in care home history.

Although the sale will only be announced as fully complete once it has met regulatory approval, HC-One chairman Dr Chai Patel is confident the sale will go through, and cites the Bupa acquisition as the ‘highlight of his career’.

He said: “Today’s news represents a true highlight of my 30-year career, which started as a junior doctor on NHS wards in Southampton.

Originally published on Carehome.co.uk, 23 Aug 2017 – Read the full article here