Toscafund granted more time to finalise financing for proposed Spire bid

Toscafund Asset Management has been granted an extension to the deadline for deciding whether to make a formal takeover offer for Spire Healthcare, after...

Bupa delivers strong performance in H1

Bupa has reported an 11% jump in revenue to £3.1bn across its UK, India and Bupa Global division in the first half. The global healthcare...

Assura acquisition and ‘robust’ performance boosts PHP

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has said its combination with Assura contributed to a strong set of results in H126 with earnings growth supported by...

Kooth EBITDA triples despite lower revenue

Digital mental health provider Kooth expects to more than triple first-half EBITDA despite a decline in revenue as its flagship California contract entered a...

InHealth reports flat revenue as CDC expansion dents margins

Reduced activity in mobile clinical services hampered revenue growth at InHealth UK Holdings in FY25. Revenue for the year was static at £337m but the...

Paycare reports surplus as lower claims improve underwriting performance

Paycare reported an annual surplus in 2025 as lower claims improved underwriting performance and investment returns strengthened. The health cash plan provider posted a post-tax...

Affidea expands UK presence with LIPS partnership

Pan-European healthcare provider Affidea has agreed a strategic partnership with private consultant group London International Patient Services (LIPS Healthcare) that will see the companies...

Staff costs continue to put pressure on Nightingale as it begins major refurb

High staff costs have continued to put pressure on margins at Marylebone-based mental health provider Florence Nightingale Hospitals. The Groupe Sinoue SAS-owned facility, which trades...

Mérieux launches €600m healthcare buyout fund

Mérieux Equity Partners has secured €335m at the first close of its latest healthcare-focused buyout fund, putting it more than halfway towards its €600m...

Blue Owl and Moor Park acquire Spire hospital portfolio

Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital and its partners Moor Park Capital Partners have acquired 12 hospitals operated by Spire Healthcare. Financial details of the...