Medical Properties Trust makes $900M purchase

• Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW) agrees to acquire Capella Holdings, a privately-owned hospital company HQ'd in Franklin, TN. The purchase includes $600M for seven hospitals in five states with 1,169 beds, plus $300M towards an interest Capella's operating entities.
• The deal is expected to be accretive to normalized FFO by $0.04 in year one.
• The purchase boosts MPW's hospital portfolio by nearly 20%, says CEO Edward Aldag.
• Source: Press Release
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