Mourant advises on record-breaking £5.2bn care sector deal
10 November 2025
We have advised on the offshore corporate, finance and real estate aspects of the £5.2 billion disposal of Barchester Healthcare to Welltower, thought to be the world's largest-ever care home deal.
Barchester is one of the UK’s leading independent care providers, operating over 250 care homes and seven registered hospitals, and employing more than 17,000 staff.
Contracts were exchanged on 11 September 2025, with completion taking place on 16 October 2025.
Corporate and finance Partners Sam Malpass and Gareth Rigby led the Jersey law aspects of the transaction, supported by Senior Associates Lauren Maycox Turner, Sarah Kerr and James Le Seelleur, and Associates Carla Nocerino and Leah Harvey. The Jersey real estate aspects of the transaction were led by our Head of Property, Julie Melia.
The BVI law aspects were handled by Partner Ian Montgomery, with assistance from Associate Katharina Jungclaussen.
Gareth Rigby, Global Practice Leader for Corporate and Finance, commented:
"Having acted for Barchester for over 25 years, we have been delighted to witness the success that the excellent management team has delivered for this business. This transaction reflects the strength of our longstanding relationship with Barchester and showcases the depth of expertise across our global corporate, finance, and real estate teams in advising on complex, multijurisdictional deals."
We're proud that our expertise in corporate and finance has recently been recognised with a top tier ranking in leading independent legal directory, Chambers and Partners, with a source in the guide commenting: "The quality of advice, market knowledge and delivery to timetable is always first class. They are our first choice for all Jersey law work on corporate matters."
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Mourant is a law firm-led, professional services business with over 60 years' experience in the financial services sector. We advise on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg and provide specialist entity management, governance, regulatory and consulting services.
