Leading primary care property investor and developer Assura Group Limited has bought 28 medical centres for £107 million.

The company, based at The Brew House, on Greenalls Avenue, Wilderspool, bought the properties from Ray Seymour and Alistair Blacklaws, the founders of the MP Realty Holdings Group.

The centres support the work of 230 GPs servicing the health requirements of around 320,000 patients in England and Wales.

It brings the company’s portfolio up to 230 primary care centres.

The deal includes £10 million in cash and 44,264,196 new ordinary shares in Assura Group Limited.

Graham Roberts, chief executive of Assura said: “The acquired portfolio has been carefully constructed and managed over many years and represents a very good fit with our existing strong and growing portfolio.

Ray Seymour, chairman of MP Realty Holdings Group added: “We are pleased to have concluded this transaction with Assura, becoming investors in Assura at an exciting time in its evolution and ensuring our GP occupiers will be well looked after.”