They have been listed on the NZX since 1994,[4] and the Australian ASX main board since October 2013,[5] until 2020, when the company was acquired by EQT Infrastructure Fund.

[6][7] Competitors of Metlifecare include BUPA, Ryman Healthcare and Summerset Holdings.

Metlifecare was founded and first listed on the NZX in 1994 by NZ businessman Cliff Cook.

Cook is no longer involved with the company but is now developing other retirement village projects in the UK.

[13] In 2020 Metlifecare entered a Scheme Implementation Agreement with Asia Pacific Village Group (APVG), owned by Swedish equity firm EQT, to acquire 100% of Metlifecare’s shares.