Nottingham care home sold in record-breaking £60m deal

Octopus Healthcare has completed a deal valued at over £60m with New Care, part of McGoff Group, to buy four new care homes incorporating across the Midlands and North West regions – including one in Nottingham.

The value of the deal breaks the previous record for the Octopus Healthcare Fund. New Care was advised by the Knight Frank Healthcare team.

The care homes in Nottingham and in Chester will immediately be leased to New Care who will continue as the operator. A further two properties located in Formby and Bramhall will be acquired by the Octopus Healthcare Fund at practical completion. The Formby development will be completed in Spring 2019, with Bramhall being delivered towards the end of 2019, both developments being delivered by McGoff Construction.

Freddie Richards, investment director at Octopus Healthcare, said: “The Octopus Healthcare Fund has had a busy twelve months, having committed £198m into UK care homes since the fund was set up a year ago. This latest deal is particularly exciting as it demonstrates our partnership investment strategy in full swing. New Care’s experience in both care home development and care delivery is enviable and they are very straightforward to work with; they’re our kind of people. We want to invest in exceptional healthcare facilities, like these, that we would choose for our loved ones. For us it’s a very personal commitment.”

Julian Evans, head of healthcare at Knight Frank, said: “New Care are the rising stars of the UK care home arena, operating exceptionally high-quality assets. Their partnership with Octopus Healthcare provides the perfect platform to enable further growth.”

Dominic Kay, chairman of New Care, said: “What makes New Care so unique is our excellent relationship with McGoff Construction, as this allows us to design and build bespoke care facilities that feature the very best specification and interior design and offer exceptional care services. In a similar way, we have established strong working relationships with both Knight Frank and Octopus Healthcare, both of which are commercial, pragmatic and a pleasure to deal with.”