Crusader provides care for those with highly acute, complex care needs and challenging behaviours, including mental illness and acquired brain injury.

Envivo operates a number of residential and nursing care homes and supported living services throughout the UK, including a number in South Wales, through Fieldbay. Envivo, was supported in the transaction by Civitas Investment Management, a leading investor in specialist healthcare real estate in the UK.

Paul Marriner, chairman at Envivo, said: “We are delighted to have partnered with Civitas to acquire Crusader Medical Care. Crusader is a well-respected, high quality care provider that will be supported by Fieldbay, led by Paula Lewis, which has homes across South Wales. We are looking forward to working with the Crusader management team to invest in systems and infrastructure to further enhance their quality, and to achieve excellent outcomes for the people the group supports, as part of the wider Envivo family.

Investor commercial due diligence was produced by Connell Consulting