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It is never shown to buyers or anyone outside the deal team without your permission. Already know your number? Get your free buyer list instead [Learn more about the valuation and value drivers report](/valuation) ![Elderly couple walking arm-in-arm through a care home garden](/illustrations/care-home-hero-owner.webp) Before You Speak to Anyone ## What Every Care Home Owner _Needs to Know_ You have probably been approached. Corporate groups, PE funds, brokers. But you have no idea who is serious, who has the capital, and who will waste your time. Without competing offers, there is no leverage. The buyer sets the pace, anchors low, and waits. ### "Will I get the valuation I deserve?" Deferred payments, earnout conditions tied to occupancy rates you cannot control post-sale, and clawback clauses that reduce the final figure. Without competing offers, buyers anchor low. ### "Will my team be looked after?" Will the buyer cut staffing ratios, increase agency reliance, and lose the carers who built the trust your residents depend on? The wrong acquirer can undo years of culture overnight. ### "What if I pick the wrong buyer?" They prioritise occupancy over quality. The CQC rating slips. You are stuck on an earnout watching everything you built deteriorate. Choosing the right buyer matters as much as the price. Groups and Portfolios ## Selling a _Multi-Site Care Group_ Selling two or more homes is a different process to selling one. The buyer pool is narrower, the diligence is heavier, and the value sits as much in how the group is structured and presented as in the trading numbers themselves. ### Portfolio structure drives the multiple A group of four homes sold as a single portfolio attracts a different buyer set to four homes sold individually. Bed count, geographic clustering and shared management infrastructure determine whether acquirers price the group as a platform or as separate assets. ### Regulatory ratings are priced per site Acquirers diligence every registration separately. One weaker rating inside an otherwise strong group is routinely used to discount the whole portfolio, so the sequencing of remediation and going to market matters. ### Freehold and leasehold split the buyer pool Freehold-backed groups reach property investors and funding structures that leasehold operators cannot. Mixed estates need the property and operating businesses presented separately so each acquirer type can bid on the part it wants. ### Central overhead is an add-back argument Regional managers, compliance leads and a central back office often sit as cost in the accounts but are partly redundant to a platform acquirer. Presenting the adjusted position properly is frequently worth more than any negotiation on price. We advise owners across the wider care and healthcare estate, including [domiciliary care](/healthcare/domiciliary-care), [mental health and supported living](/healthcare/mental-health) and [specialist clinics](/healthcare/clinics). If your group spans more than one of these, read the [healthcare M&A overview](/healthcare) or speak to us about how the estate should be packaged. Who Is Buying ## Some of the Serial Acquirers in the _Care Home Space_ These are a handful of the corporate groups, PE-backed platforms, and regional operators currently acquiring care homes in the UK and US. Our network includes over 13,000 registered acquirers with defined search criteria. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom HC-One ![Care UK logo](https://img.logo.dev/careuk.com?token=pk_GsaOcEGSSjSWsfjUlpNdIg&size=64&retina=true&fallback=404)Care UK ![Barchester Healthcare logo](https://img.logo.dev/barchesterhealthcare.com?token=pk_GsaOcEGSSjSWsfjUlpNdIg&size=64&retina=true&fallback=404)Barchester Healthcare ![Four Seasons Health Care logo](https://img.logo.dev/fourseasonshealthcare.com?token=pk_GsaOcEGSSjSWsfjUlpNdIg&size=64&retina=true&fallback=404)Four Seasons Health Care Anchor Hanover 🇺🇸 United States ![Brookdale Senior Living logo](https://img.logo.dev/brookdaleseniorliving.com?token=pk_GsaOcEGSSjSWsfjUlpNdIg&size=64&retina=true&fallback=404)Brookdale Senior Living ![Sunrise Senior Living logo](https://img.logo.dev/sunriseseniorliving.com?token=pk_GsaOcEGSSjSWsfjUlpNdIg&size=64&retina=true&fallback=404)Sunrise Senior Living ![Five Star Senior Living logo](https://img.logo.dev/fivestarseniorliving.com?token=pk_GsaOcEGSSjSWsfjUlpNdIg&size=64&retina=true&fallback=404)Five Star Senior Living Sabra Health Care REIT \+ 13,000 more registered acquirers with defined search criteria Track Record ## What Our Clients _Say_ 22+ Exits Advised Multiple Competing Bidders per Process <90 days Engagement to Competitive Offers Saim, Founder of a Lancashire, UK-based online pharmacy. Together with the USA-based strategic acquirer, revenue has grown >10x since the acquisition. 4 competing offers. 9 weeks to close. "8 buyers got in touch with the help of their tech. We ended up completing the sale in 32 days to a serial acquirer." ![George Stock](/assets/george-stock-BhzlAZDK.jpeg) George Stock Founder, Ecomoo "I could not have asked for better support. They found the perfect buyer and secured terms that exceeded my expectations." ![Jennifer Clare](/assets/jennifer-claire-7wZjoQmP.avif) Jennifer Clare Founder, Celebrant Training Academy "The team guided me through every step. I felt completely supported from first call to completion. I then referred my friend Jennifer, who also sold her company with them." ![Nikki Wheeldon](/assets/nikki-wheeldon-CYVF2Z3j.webp) Nikki Wheeldon Founder, Jam Pot Free valuation and exit report ## Find out what your care home business is worth, and what could make it worth more Enter your website and spend 15 minutes on the key questions. We return a detailed valuation report within 24 to 48 hours. Currently free until the end of August. Strictly confidential Company website URL Get Your Free Valuation Report **Strictly confidential.** Your personalized report is prepared by our internal team alone, the founder, head of M&A and associates. It is never shown to buyers or anyone outside the deal team without your permission. Already know your number? Get your free buyer list instead [Learn more about the valuation and value drivers report](/valuation) ### Thirty factors, not one multiple, in 15 minutes Enter your website and answer a short set of focused questions. We score the real drivers a buyer prices, from contract cover and customer concentration to owner dependency and accreditations. You get the valuation range and the working shown. ### A written report worth £3,000, prepared by hand Our M&A team reviews every draft, benchmarks it against comparable deals and filed accounts, and returns it within 24 to 48 hours. The output is the equivalent of a paid advisory exercise. ### Free until the end of August, and likely to stay free We are building the best-known valuation tool for UK and US business owners, so access is currently free. No credit card is required, nothing is shared with acquirers, and there is no obligation to proceed. ## Book a Confidential _Call_ Book a confidential 30-minute call with Joe from our M&A advisory team. No obligation. 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