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Estia Health

December 2024

Last year, Bain Capital snapped up Estia Health, one of few listed on the ASX, for $838 million. Estia has 73 homes across the country.

Bain Capital kicks off dividend recap at aged care biz Estia Health

Sources said the loans are being provided by infrastructure-focused investors including Keppel Infrastructure, Stonepeak and Pacific Equity Partners.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

August 2024

British private equity outfit Permira knows it’s in line for a $4 billion exit at radiology giant I-MED.

Bain Capital a ‘motivated’ buyer of Permira-owned I-MED

A “limited” amount of new information has been shared with a handful of bidders in the past week to help familiarise them with the business.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

May 2024

Regis founders Ian Roberts and Bryan Dorman.

Fundies have Regis Healthcare founder’s stake on their watch lists

The market has a close eye on founding director Bryan Dorman’s stake in the $1.2 billion aged care provider.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

March 2024

Include family home in aged care means testing: think tank

Industry providers and the federal opposition are supporting moves to make wealthier retirees pay more for their care.

  • Tom McIlroy and Simon Evans

October 2023

The St Georges Road property sits on over half an acre and comes with a pool and tennis court.

Smorgon family sells $30m Toorak mansion in secret deal

Michael and Hayley Smorgon, members of Melbourne’s billionaire Smorgon dynasty, have sold their family home on St Georges Road in an off-market agreement.

  • Bonnie Campbell
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Bain Capital won over the Estia Health board with its $838 million buyout offer in August.

Bain Capital-backed Estia in $400m-plus BlueCross auction

Corporate advisor Canterbury Partners has been tapped to run the auction and received indicative bids over the weekend.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

September 2023

Managing director of Firetrail Patrick Hodgens, at their offices in Sydney CBD

Small caps a ‘no-brainer’, says Firetrail’s Hodgens

The investment veteran says the smart money should get ahead of the bigger players and buy into small caps that are cheap and primed for growth.

  • Jonathan Shapiro

August 2023

InvoCare is the biggest funerals group in Australia, with national brands including Simplicity Funerals and White Lady Funerals.

TPG snares funerals group InvoCare in $1.8b win for private equity

Australia’s biggest funerals operator, with brands including White Lady and Simplicity, has agreed to a trimmed back buyout offer.

  • Simon Evans
Estia chairman Garry Weiss.

Bain wins over Estia in $838m victory for private equity

Estia Health, with 73 aged care homes, aims to be an industry consolidator under its new owner Bain Capital, which also owns airline Virgin.

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  • Simon Evans
Mike Murphy, Bain Capital’s boss in Australia, like a degree of difficulty.

Crazy brave Bain is going again (this time in aged care)

If stepping in to the breach at Virgin Australia wasn’t enough, the private equity company is stepping up the degree of difficulty by buying Estia Health.

  • Anthony Macdonald

June 2023

Estia Health has 68 aged care homes and has reported about $650 million in revenue a year in the past three years. Rival Regis Healthcare is a similar size.

TPG Capital finds banks ready to fuel PE buyouts. Bain’s turn is next

The big private equity firms need debt so it is worth watching TPG and Bain as they line up funding for InvoCare and Estia Health.

  • Anthony Macdonald
Bain Capital is looking to buy out Estia Health in a deal valuing the company at more than $800 million.

Estia warms to Bain’s $826.8m offers, could consider alternative bids

The company’s largest shareholder said the increase, which sent shares nearly 14 per cent higher, was a “positive outcome” for investors.

  • Liam Walsh
Bain Capital’s takeover offer valued Estia Health at $775 million.

Bain edges closer to binding bid for Estia, talks drag on

The aged care provider is chaired by veteran dealmaker Gary Weiss.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

May 2023

Estia boss Sean Bilton.

Bain Capital bunkers down on Estia; IC meeting looms

Estia-suitor Bain Capital is edging closer to a deal with the aged aged-care operator.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
More people visiting GPs will flow through to higher testing volumes, says RBC analyst Craig Wong-Pan.

Health stocks to win from budget’s tick for bulk-billing

Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ allocation of extra cash to boost immigration and ease the labour shortage will also benefit listed aged care companies.

  • Elouise Fowler
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April 2023

Veteran chairman Gary Weiss is back in the spotlight, this time thanks to a private equity bid for Estia Health.

The key to Bain’s Estia tilt

Looming aged care regulatory changes and ongoing staff shortages may influence how much Bain Capital is prepared to pay for Estia Health.

  • Anthony Macdonald
Estia Health has 68 aged care homes and has reported about $650 million in revenue a year in the past three years. Rival Regis Healthcare is a similar size.

Estia, Regis show there’s life left in aged care

There’s the whiff of a comeback in the aged care sector, with one investor keen to see Estia Health and Regis Healthcare pull off a dream deal.

  • Anthony Macdonald

March 2023

Estia Health’s struggled with COVID outbreaks at its facilities, as well as the aged care royal commission.

Estia shares surge on $775m takeover

The aged care provider told investors that Bain Capital had made an approach to the company earlier in the week.

  • Elouise Fowler
Estia Health’s struggled with COVID outbreaks at its facilities, as well as the aged care royal commission.

Estia Health back in M&A spotlight as buyer sucks up stock

The air raid sirens should be ringing (again) at long-time takeover target Estia Health, with the group rocketing back into favour on seemingly little news in recent days. 

  • Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood

January 2023

Estia Health’s Ardeer aged care home in Melbourne.

Seven Group bails on Estia Health, Mac trades stake

Estia Health’s share register has been blown wide open after its biggest shareholder Seven Group sold its blocking stake.  

  • Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood

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