Investors tap into telecare

Private equity investor Bridgepoint has acquired telecare equipment and services provider Tunstall Holdings from HgCapital in a transaction worth £225m, making the former owner...

US nursing home druggist deal

Omnicare, the US provider of drugs and pharmacy services to nursing homes, has closed a deal to buy out its major rival NeighborCare for...

Careforce acquisition

Careforce Group plc, the domiciliary care provider that was listed on the AIM market in November 2004, has acquired the trade and assets of...

Prime Life continues its expansion

Prime Life Ltd, the Midlands based health and social care provider controlled by the Van Herrewege family, has continued its major expansion programme in...

Special needs school hits the market

The Hesley Group, a chain of residential special needs schools founded and run by former teacher Stephen Lloyd, has instructed Deloitte & Touche to...

Barchester leads pack in Priory sale

According to market speculators Barchester Healthcare, the care provider owned by Irish tycoons John Magnier, JP McManus and Dermot Desmond, is likely to emerge...

Children’s homes saved in buy-out deal

Yorkshire-based Family Support Services, provider of residential care for children and teenagers, has been acquired by a rival care group in a deal that...

Runwood next in market sales frenzy

Residential care home operator Runwood Homes plc is believed to have put 26 of its homes on the market through agent Knight Frank with...

Care UK files another year of growth

The publicly listed provider Care UK plc has announced another impressive set of interim results for the six months ending 31 March 2005 showing...

Multi-million pound growth at Life Style

Financing to the tune of £50m from the Royal Bank of Scotland is set to see care provider Life Style Care plc expand its...