Adriano Care Acquires Six Homes for the Elderly for €76 Million

25 November 2019 – Adriano Care has agreed to acquire six homes for the elderly, with a total of 750 beds, and a plot of land in Madrid for building 350 more. Adriano Care, Azora’s investment vehicle, paid a total of 76 million euros for the assets.

Four of the assets are located in Vizcaya: the Olimpia and Kirikiño residences (Bilbao), Barrika Barri (Barrika) and Otxartaga (Ortuella). The other two are in A Coruña (Matogrande Residence – 150 beds) and the Residence Health Bath in Palencia, with 188 beds.

After the deal, Adriano Care will now be the fifth-largest private group in Vizcaya by number of beds while Clece and DomusVi will continue to operate the residences in A Coruña and Palencia, respectively.

The market for geriatric care in Spain is highly fragmented, where the ten largest operators control just 25% of the 375,000 available beds in 5,800 residences.

Original Story: El Economista – Alba Brualla

Adaptation/Translation: Richard D. K. Turner

Foncière Siscare Acquires Three Senior Citizens’ Residences for €40 Million

28 October 2019 The French firm Foncière Siscare has acquired three senior citizens’ residences, two in Spain and one in Italy, for a total of 40 million euros.

The acquisition follows the firm’s strategy of consolidating its position in the Spanish healthcare market. Foncière Siscare acquires assets in conjunction with outside investors, concentrating on operations, while the real estate partner invests in the long-term repositioning of the asset.

Original Story: Eje Prime

Adaptation/Translation: Richard D. K. Turner

Belgium’s Cofinimmo to Invest in Geriatric Residences in Spain

10 September 2019

Cofinimmo, a Belgian socimi specialised in developing and managing rental properties, is now investing in the healthcare market. The company has begun construction on its first residence for senior citizens in Spain, in Vigo. Cofinimmo will also invest in a second such residence in the province of A Coruña.

Cofinimmo’s subsidiary Gloria Health Care Properties is building the residence in Vigo, with a planned investment of eight million euros. The 8-floor building will have a total of 140 beds and is expected to be ready by November 2020. Clece Vitam, geriatric facility management group responsible for 145 residences and 92 daycare centres throughout Spain, will manage the facility.

Original Story: Planta Doce – A. Escobar

Adaptation/Translation: Richard D. K. Turner