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Northern Horizon is acquiring a portfolio of six care homes and linked assets from NREP in what will be Denmark’s largest care home transaction to date. In addition to the care homes, the portfolio includes two kindergartens, 23 senior living units and the assets are a mix of new space and buildings under construction. “The … Continue reading Northern Horizon buys Danish aged care home portfolio →

BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management Belgium announced yesterday it has acquired from Baltisse Real Estate five healthcare properties in Flanders with a total area of 33,000 sq m and a combined capacity of 510 beds. Four of the properties are located close to three major cities – Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent – while the … Continue reading First healthcare acquisitions in Benelux for BNP Paribas REIM →

The Irish Nursing Home market saw record investment in 2022 despite the challenges faced by the operators in the sector, according to CBRE research. According to the report, Irish Nursing Home Market Owners, Operators, Investment, these challenges included steeply rising energy costs, rent increases linked to CPI, alongside growing labour shortages and staff costs.  According … Continue reading Irish care sector jumps hurdles to post record 2022 volumes →

Begian listed healthcare property investor Care Property Invest has raised almost €111 million after a public offering of new shares and a private placement of scrips. The €12 per new share issue price represented a 20% discount to the €16 closing price on 10 January 2023. Investors subscribed to more than 5.9 million new shares, … Continue reading Care Property Invest share offer raises €111m enabling growth →

AXA IM Alts has made its first investment into the Spanish healthcare market. The debut investment, on behalf of clients, comprises the development of a healthcare complex in Zaragoza, Spain. The planned project (CGI pictured above) will create a 12,600 sq m state-of-the-art health facility in Zaragoza, which is the capital of Spain’s Aragon region. … Continue reading Axa IM Alts makes Spanish healthcare debut in Zaragosa →

Axa IM Alts has made its first investment in the Japanese care home market with a €156 million portfolio acquisition. The company has acquired a portfolio of 15 nursing homes located in Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi, three of Japan’s four largest cities, with significant aging and affluent populations. Axa IM Alts paid €156 million (¥21.9 … Continue reading Axa IM Alts makes €156m first foray into Japanese care homes →

Demographic fundamentals underpin future demand but current market conditions have brought transactions to a standstill, experts agreed at Real Asset Media’s Senior Housing & Healthcare briefing, which took place yesterday at the International Investors Lounge at EXPO Real. “Investors are not able to pay the same prices, as rising interest rates are making financing more … Continue reading EXPO Real: Interest rate hikes halt Senior housing deals →

As part of our governance research, CMS, the SHHA member, did a deep dive into auditing institutions in key European markets. In the UK there are four jurisdictions with different regimes in place to regulate and monitor the safety and quality of healthcare and social care/care home services. Although the overarching aims and objectives are … Continue reading CMS overview of the auditing institutions at the senior housing and healthcare sector in Europe →

Interview with Raoul Thomassen, Chief Operating Officer, AEDIFICA Aedifica has had an intensive time in terms of its development in several European markets, while at the same time it has stepped up its sustainability ambitions by developing a new CSR framework. Can you tell us about the context of the new strategy? We have structured … Continue reading Meeting the demographically driven demand for healthcare real estate →