READING, UK—With the sale to Kensington Mortgage Co., jointly owned by Blackstone and TPG, GE Capital has nearly halved its UK home lending business.

CHICAGO—The employee base of some technology-based firms remains suburban, and many of these will remain in place as they build new facilities to accommodate growth.

DALLAS--GruenePointe Holdings LLC, a transitional medical facility investment company and owner of the Adora transitional care brand, has closed on the sale and leaseback of nine Texas skilled nursing facilities (SNF) to MedEquities Realty Trust Inc. for $133.4 million, a deal which was structured by GruenePointe owners US Freedom Capital and OnPointe Health Management.

SAN ANTONIO—In a joint venture, Tryperion Partners and Goodstone LLC have acquired Network Tech Center, an 84,505-square-foot, three-building office park located in University Business Park in the city's northwest submarket.