Medical Properties Trust co-invests in the Priory Group alongside Waterland Private Equity Investments

Loyens & Loeff advised Medical Properties Trust on its investment in the Priory Group as co-investor besides Waterland. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (“MPT”) (NYSE: MPW) entered into a sale and sale back transaction for a portfolio of select behavioral health facilities from the leading UK behavioral health provider The Priory Group. The price to be paid for the acquisition totals £800 million. In a related transaction, affiliates of Waterland Private Equity acquired The Priory Group from Acadia Healthcare Inc. where MPT acted as co-investor.