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- ↑ "Four Seasons Health Care gains breathing space". BBC News. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Four Seasons to be taken over by H/2 Capital Partners". Financial Times. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2022.