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Lauren Broomham

Apr 20 2023 Updated July 26, 2023

Brendan McDonald

1 min read

Lauren is a Editor at The DCM Group.

Brookfield sells retirement village operator Aveo for $3.85B

Brookfield Asset Management, a leading global alternative asset manager headquartered in New York with over US$1 trillion of assets under management, has agreed to sell its retirement living platform, Aveo, to The Living Company for A$3.85 billion...

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Ian Horswill

26 Jun 2025

Aged Care

Australia’s top 25 residential aged care providers ranked: KPMG

KPMG’s eighth annual review of the Australian aged care market features the ranking of the top 25 residential aged care providers, with Opal HealthCare retaining its number one spot.

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Caroline Egan

26 Jun 2025

Chris Baynes

Aveo transformation masterclass: turning $1.27B into $3.85B in 55 months

Today’s confirmation of the sale of Aveo is dated 26 June 2025. Brookfield took the keys to Aveo in November 2019, or four years and seven months ago. On first blush they made $2.58 billion profit in those 55 months, or did they make a lot more?...

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Chris Baynes

26 Jun 2025

Sector Moves & People

Simon Owen appointed Managing Director of Eureka Group Holdings

Simon Owen, currently CEO of ASX-listed Eureka Group Holdings, will take on the additional role of Managing Director from 1 July 2025.

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Ian Horswill

24 Jun 2025

GemLife lists on ASX with $1.6B valuation and bold pipeline of nearly 10,000 sites

ASX-listed land lease operator GemLife now has 32 communities and projects in its pipeline, with plans to deliver 9,836 sites across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. GemLife debuted on the ASX last Thursday, marking a major...

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Aura Holdings’ Somerset Indooroopilly scores top architecture award as $3.2M unit sets record

The newly unveiled Stage Two O’Connell buildings, which are named in honour of June O’Connell, and have 88 apartments, were opened in October last year. COX Architecture, which designed the retirement village expansion, was awarded one of nine...

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SATURDAY: AI natural fit for home care, says Kinyara Health CEO Norbert Walther

Norbert Walther (pictured top), CEO of home care provider Kinyara Health, says his organisation is currently developing an Artificiak Intelligence-powered care planning tool aimed at overhauling the time-consuming initial assessment process. For...

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DCM Institute webinar on NSW Fair Trading village audits is on tomorrow – open to all Village Professionals

Calling all Village Professionals in NSW – DCM Institute’s next Lunch & Learn webinar is happening tomorrow, and for the first time, it’s open to all operators and Village Managers across the state. The session will feature senior...

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Ian Horswill

25 minutes ago