PHP posts earnings growth as it presses case for Assura merger

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has reaffirmed its strategic case for a merger with Assura, citing strong policy support for neighbourhood health centres and rising...

Fertifa acquires Juniper to expand reproductive health benefits offering

Reproductive health and neurodiversity benefits provider Fertifa has acquired reproductive health insurance start-up Juniper in a move that will expand its service offering to...

Bridgepoint acquires majority stake in mydentist as Palamon exits

Bridgepoint has agreed to acquire a majority stake in mydentist, the UK’s largest dental provider, in a deal that will see current owner Palamon...

Staff costs help push Nightingale into loss

Marylebone-based mental health provider Florence Nightingale Hospitals has reported a swing into loss for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a ‘high...

WPA returns to equilibrium as claims costs reduce

WPA has said its insurance business returned to ‘equilibrium’ in 2024 following a year of high claims and insurance losses in 2023. The not-for-profit insurer...

PHP fends off private equity with £1.8bn Assura merger deal

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has struck a recommended £1.8bn merger with Assura, seeing off a £1.7bn all-cash bid from a consortium led by KKR...

Portman Healthcare lifts EBITDA 70% as Dentex integration boosts revenue

Portman Healthcare (Group) Limited has reported a 70% rise in adjusted EBITDA to £90.6m for the year to 30 September 2024 as the enlarged...

InHealth grows revenue as it expands screening and diagnostics footprint

lnHealth UK Holdings has posted an 11% increase in revenue to £337.3m for the year to 30 September 2024 driven by the expansion of...

Perci Health raises €4m to expand virtual cancer clinic

Digital cancer care provider Perci Health has raised €4m in an oversubscribed funding round backed by Macmillan Cancer Support, Guinness Ventures, Conduit Fund and...

Assura backs improved £1.7bn cash offer from KKR and Stonepeak-backed Bidco

Specialist healthcare REIT Assura has confirmed that it has reached an agreement on the terms of an increased £1.7bn cash offer from KKR and...