Ten months after capturing 43.2% and control of Babcock & Brown Communities for $195 million (including management fees) and rebranding it Lend Lease Primelife, Lend Lease has made a move to buy the other 56.8% for approximately $175 million. They will also take on about $400 million in debt. The Mum and Dad security holders plus institutions have been offered $0.31 compared to $0.30 today. This will deliver approximately 55 villages and 29 aged care facilities at a cost of $770 million or $9 million average per property.
Opinion
These new retirement villages show providing care is here and now
Gone are the days when retirement living was defined by community centres, swimming pools and bowling greens. While these amenities still exist – the provision of care is now a core part of the value proposition. Hyegrove Willoughby on Sydney’s...
