UK healthcare M&A activity reaches five-year high
Corporate activity in the UK consumer healthcare space reached a five year high in 2019, according to global mid-market investment banking firm Alantra.
Despite unprecedented...
Germany: Nord Holding takes stake in HG Medical
German private equity asset manager Nord Holding has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based orthopaedic surgery implant manufacturer HG Medical.
Nord Holding acquires the majority...
AXA sells The Health Insurance Group
Insurance company AXA is selling its healthcare broker, The Health Insurance Group, to US private equity firms Highbridge Principal Strategies (HPS) and Madison Dearborn...
Make or break for self-pay
Independent consultant Richard Gregory concludes his series on maximising self-pay with a look back over the past 12 months and an eye on future...
Circle appoints executive director for Birmingham hospitals
Circle Health Group has appointed a new executive director to oversee day-to-day management of its BMI The Priory and Edgbaston Hospitals in Birmingham following...
Cygnet to open disability service
Cygnet Hospital Taunton will open a new rehabilitation service for men with learning disabilities and complex mental health needs on 25 May.
The nine-bed service,...
Spire shareholders vote down Ramsay bid
Spire Healthcare shareholders have rejected Ramsay Health Care’s £1.4bn takeover bid, ending plans to create the UK’s largest private hospital group.
Ramsay sweetened its bid...
NHS could see 51,000 nursing shortfall after Brexit, report warns
The NHS could face a shortage of up to 51,000 nurses after the Brexit transition – enough to staff 45 hospitals – a report...
Bupa’s Basinghall Clinic reopens after refurbishment
Bupa-owned Cromwell Hospital in London has reopened its Basinghall Clinic outpatient diagnostic centre in the City of London following an extensive refurbishment.
Alongside consulting rooms,...
Pharmacierge announces Harley Street Medical Area expansion
Harley Street-based medicine delivery start-up Pharmacierge has acquired an additional lease in London’s Wimpole Street as part of its ongoing expansion.
The company, which raised £2.4m...
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