Synova portfolio company, Oakland Care (“Oakland”), a provider of exceptional care in luxury care homes in the South East of England, is delighted to announce it has secured a five-year financing package that will allow the company to continue on its strong growth trajectory.
The group currently has six premium homes in operation, with a further three in construction and an expanding pipeline of development opportunities. The refinancing will support ongoing developments as well as financing new development opportunities that the group is actively pursuing.
Oakland Care will be continuing its long-standing partnership with HSBC, significantly bolstered by an additional facility from funds managed by Elevation, a specialist investment manager in the UK healthcare real estate sector.
The refinancing follows on from the recent announcement that Oakland Care had become the first UK care group to achieve carbon neutral status across its entire portfolio following certification by the Carbon Neutral Trust. Recent performance has also seen the group achieve a number of accolades including ‘Top Employer’ accreditation and winning the category for ‘Management Excellence’ at the LaingBuisson Awards earlier this year. In addition, Joanne Balmer, CEO of Oakland Care, was recently awarded the British Empire Medal for her leadership during the turbulence of the pandemic.
