Australia’s Ramsay acquires Capio UK

Australia’s biggest private hospital group Ramsay Healthcare has entered the UK market after acquiring Capio UK for £193m. It is thought the Australian stock exchange...

Improved margins at Cygnet

Cygnet 2002 Ltd, the holding company for Cygnet Healthcare Limited, the specialist private psychiatric hospital operator owned by John Hughes and Ken Wilson, has...

In Brief

GHG restructureGeneral Healthcare Group is creating a new business development and regional structure to meet the needs of its next phase growth plans. The new...

Margins slimmed at Three Shires

Three Shires hospital, the St Andrews/BMI Healthcare owned hospital managed by BMI, has posted a fall in pre-tax profits for the year ended 31...

Taxman helps BUPA Occupational scrape profit

Bupa Occupational Health Limited achieved a profit in the year ended 31 December 2006 with the help of HM Revenue and Customs.While turnover grew...

Covenant Healthcare posts 59% bottom line growth

Net profit at Covenant, the advisory and strategic management vehicle for the group that includes cosmetic surgery company Transform and private hospitals group Abbey...

South African provider makes first step into Europe with Hirslanden acquisition

General Healthcare Group’s (GHG) former owners BC Partners has sold its Swiss hospital group Hirslanden to South African Medi-Clinic Corporation Limited for £1.4bn.The private...

Duke Street to acquire Oasis

Duke Street Capital has all but won the bidding war for listed dental services provider Oasis Healthcare, following the board’s recommendation of its 94p...

BUPA adverts target NHS patients

BUPA Hospitals has become the first independent hospital group to advertise directly to NHS patients. The 25-strong hospital group, which was acquired by private equity...

Consultants to open gastroenterology centre in Wales

A new consultant-led private gastroenterology care centre is being built in Newport Wales, with the backing of property investment company Community Healthcare Investments Limited.The...