Law firm Bevan Brittan has appointed corporate property partner Sarah Skuse as head of its national independent health and social care real estate team.

Skuse has extensive experience of advising operators, developers, funders and investors across health, social care and senior living on a wide range of real estate matters.

She has worked on major transactions, including advising Anavo Group on its strategic care home partnership with Octopus Real Estate. In 2022, she supported Anchor to acquire the share capital of Halcyon Care Homes Topco.

Vincent Buscemi, partner and head of independent health and social care at Bevan Brittan, said: “The independent health and social care sector is exciting right now, with transactional activity on the rise both in terms of traditional M&A and restructuring work and through new capital developments. We are committed to ensuring that we provide our clients with the best possible support as they develop and grow, and with this in mind, we are delighted that Sarah will be using her extensive knowledge and expertise to lead our real estate offering to our clients. She has a proven, impressive track record and has an important role to play as we expand our corporate real estate offering in the months and years ahead.”