Skilled Nursing News October 28, 2025
Welltower (NYSE: WELL) leaders elaborated on the company’s major expansion in the U.K., following its acquisition of a Barchester Healthcare portfolio for approximately $6.92 billion, as well as gaining 100% equity ownership in HC-One for about $1.6 billion.
Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra said during the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) Q3 2025 earnings call that the Barchester deal was the result of nearly 6 years of conversations, negotiation and a near-miss in the midst of the pandemic with one of the largest U.K. providers of residential and nursing care.
Analysts at BMO Capital Markets summed up the recent deals as “U.K. golden years” for the Toledo, Ohio-based REIT.
“Our years of conversation and close familiarity with the Barchester assets...
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