Aged care
SATURDAY's best read: What's driving increased aged care M&A activity?
Feb 20 2025
1 min read
Caroline Egan

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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