Rise in PMI demand signals optimism (13/07/2007)

13th July 2007. EMBARGO:NOT FOR PUBLICATION BEFORE . HRS, July RISE IN PMI DEMAND SIGNALS OPTIMISM The number of people with private medical insurance (PMI)...

Is Healthcare at Home next private equity shuffler?

Almost a year after it was first rumoured that private equity house Apax Partners was looking to sell its community-based acute care provider Healthcare...

Leveraged buy outs to come under scrutiny

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced plans to expand its regulatory regime over private equity houses following a series of reports and claims...

Profits tumble at East Kent

East Kent Medical Services Limited, which operates and manages a private hospital located in the grounds of an NHS hospital in Margate, saw its...

Deepening losses at Isle of Wight Private Hospital

The Isle of Wight Private Hospital reported further losses for the year ended 31 October 2006, leading it to renegotiate its bank loans and...

Investment income salvages year at WPA

The latest annual report from private medical insurance provider WPA presents a picture of a business beset by regulation, taxation and claims. Only the performance...

Profits up at Affinity

Specialist mental healthcare provider Affinity Hospitals, which is owned by funds managed by Duke Street Capital, grew bottom line profit by over 10% in...

Care UK – strong interims, stronger outlook

Care UK continues to drive ahead, reporting revenue up 27% on its half-way stage last year.Unaudited interim results for Care UK Plc for the...

Doctors and insurers come to the table in bid to resuscitate PMI market

Senior hospital doctors and strategists at some of Britain’s leading providers of private medical insurance (PMI) are trying to reach a consensus to ensure...

Bidding war set to break out for Oasis

AIM-listed dental services provider Oasis Healthcare Plc looked set to be at the centre of a bidding war this month after its largest shareholder,...