Aged Care

SATURDAY’s best read: What’s driving increased aged care M&A activity?

Feb 20 2025 Updated February 19, 2025

Caroline Egan

1 min read

Penelope Eden, Partner at MinterEllison, in our most recent edition of SATURDAY

Both law firm MinterEllison and advisory group Ansell Strategic have seen an uptick in aged care transactions - and the incoming reforms are expected to drive activity further yet.

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