Park Lane secures funding

Park Lane Healthcare has arranged a £18.3m debt facility from Santander Corporate Banking to fund acquisitions of five freeholds of its existing care homes....

Good Care Group sets eye on private pay market

Having put in place its senior management team and secured a number of contracts in London and the Home Counties, the recently launched Good...

Sovereign plumps for Sterling

Private equity firm Sovereign Capital has acquired Sterling Homecare for an undisclosed sum, describing the move as the first bolt-on for its domiciliary care...

CareTech making moves

Specialist learning disabilities social care provider CareTech Holdings has refinanced its £107m debt facility and extended it to £165m on what it says are...

Avery receives capital injection

Avery Healthcare has received a £26m debt and equity injection from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Bank of Ireland (BoI) and Graphite Capital as...

Optegra partners cosmetic treatment provider

Optegra Eye Hospital has entered into a partnership with cosmetic treatment provider Light Touch Clinic to offer a range of surgical procedures at its...

Sales growth slows at Hospital Medical Group

Sales growth has continued to slow at cosmetic surgery provider The Hospital Medical Group (THMG). Despite difficult trading conditions, the company reported a 2% increase...

Assura to have new focus post-Virgin takeover

Assura Group will now focus on its pharmacy, Local Improvement Finance Trusts (LIFTs) and property businesses after the sale of a 75.1% stake in...

Aviva launches health assessment programme for employers

Aviva UK Health has launched a new health risk assessment programme designed to help companies control sickness absence costs.MyHealthCounts for Business is available to...

Care UK loses Plymouth ISTC to independent sector rival

Competition for independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) renewals is proving stiffer than anticipated after it emerged that Care UK has lost its contract to...