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Civica launches social care unit
Public sector management behemoth Civica Group has launched a specialist health and social care business unit as its next step in the sector after...
Mears wins tussle for Supporta
Social housing maintenance giant Mears has emerged victorious in its efforts to take over the homecare provider Supporta plc after something of a flash-in-the-pan...
Priory to go public
Head of the Priory Group Philip Scott has confirmed that the company is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) ‘sometime this year’,...
GI Partners doubles size of Care Aspirations
Private equity house GI Partners doubled the size of its learning disabilities provider Care Aspirations last month in a deal which saw it purchase...
Barchester banks on development plan
The new decade finds premium provider Barchester Healthcare reviving its enterprising expansion plans with the ambitious aim of developing 10 new homes a year...
Steady Supporta still considering takover
Homecare provider Supporta Plc filed interim figures for the six month period ending 30 September 2009 last month, putting revenue for continuing operations at...
Wren set to take flight in extra care
The publicly floated retirement housing developer Wren Extra Care Group Plc has secured the first wave of financing it has been seeking in order...
Challenging times ahead for specialist care providers
The two major challenges facing providers of social care services for people with learning disabilities and mental illness are the slow but unstoppable move...
Acorn sale stalled?
Phoenix Equity Partners is said to still be looking for a buyer for its special needs education and fostering group Acorn Care and Education...
Southern Cross exits ‘09 in safer hands
The effects of a significant change in strategic focus at the country’s largest care home operator Southern Cross Healthcare Group Plc have helped to...



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