Aedifica has made a strategic move through the establishment of a new UK holding company for Aedifica UK Ltd, converting it into a REIT.

Private equity firm Stirling Square is close to divest specialist education provider Outcomes First Group (OFG)

RDi, an automated, data-led healthcare fulfilment specialist, has acquired MedDXand Shuttlepac, this publication can reveal.

Psyomics is in the process of raising approximately £4.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round, this publication can reveal.

A Healthcare Summit panel, explored the shifts in interest rates that have recently sent shockwaves through debt raising in healthcare market

The sale of HBSUK, a provider of clinical insourcing to the NHS, will start with information memoranda (IM) being distributed to prospective bidders in a few weeks.

Life Healthcare Group is on the brink of finalising the sale of its diagnostic imaging services subsidiary Alliance Medical Group.

Dentex has acquired Queensway Group in the North East through co-ownership, in a deal brokered by specialist property advisor Christie & Co, HealthInvestor can reveal.

Supported living and domiciliary care group Optimo Care Group has completed the acquisition of Abbey Care, HealthInvestor can reveal.

Smooth Digital is emerging as Prosperwell and expanding its offerings HealthInvestor can reveal. 

A global clinical trials company is making preparations for its highly-anticipated second round of bidding.

HBSUK, a provider of clinical insourcing to the NHS, is exploring a potential sale, HealthInvestor hears from credible sources.

Minister Maclean today delivered a speech at the ARCO conference, shedding light on the government's plans for the retirement living sector.

Clearwater has been hired to explore a sale of software for clinics provider Mayden, four sources familiar with the matter tell HealthInvestor.

Preventx, is poised to enter the US market next month, HealthInvestor hears from chief executive Ruth Poole in an exclusive interview.

Knight Frank is poised to achieve a sales milestone of £3 billion within the UK healthcare market this year, HealthInvestor hears.

Avery Healthcare has entered into a management contract for 29 Signature Senior Lifestyle care homes

Domiciliary care and supported living group Optimo Care Group has completed two new acquisitions. We talk to Ben Hales, Optimo's head of M&A to find out more.

Neuro-Bio, an Abingdon-based biotech company with a therapeutic focus on Alzheimer’s Disease, will close a £10m Series C round by Q3 2023.

BGF has announced that it has exited its investment in A Wilderness Way.

Care home developer Angela Swift Developments is selling three homes to care home provider Lovett Care, this publication can reveal.

Fertility clinic operator iTrust Fertility has hired FRP Advisory to explore sale options for the business. The company is seeking a sale to a larger operator

Digital health company Avegen is looking to raise its first institutional round at up to £4 million within this year.

Home care services provider Optimo Care Group has acquired Stepping Stones Services, a supported living provider based in Rochdale.

Family-run care provider Curaa has acquired Ashview Nursing Home in Widford.

The Fertility Partnership (TFP), a UK pan-European provider of fertility services and a portfolio company of investment firm Impilo, has appointed Rothschild to run a sale of the business, HealthInvestor hears from two well-placed sources.

International investment firm BC Partners is exploring sale options for its veterinary group VetPartners, multiple sources tell HealthInvestor.

Private equity firm Stirling Square Capital Partners is splitting Outcomes First Group (OFG) and National Fostering Group (NFG).

Welcome to your end-of-year European healthcare M&A roundup. We take a look at the most popular deals and fundraising activity in healthcare businesses around Europe and beyond that happened over the course of the last month of 2022.

Civitas has acquired a £200 million property portfolio from CareTech under a sale and leaseback arrangement, HealthInvestor can reveal.

Three months after Carter Schwartz’s eighth anniversary, Carter talks market trends, the shift towards lifesciences, and internationalisation

Caring Homes has completed the sale of part of its operations to Santerre Health Investors, this publication can reveal.

As one would expect, dealmaking continues to be slow and average valuations have softened, however, pan-European healthcare providers such as Affidea and LUX Med continue their acquisition spree.

Synova is working with Investec to explore a sale of Clyde Munro, a Scottish dentistry group, HealthInvestor hears.

Orpea has launched its transformation plan “With you and for you, changing Orpea!”. We talked to AlphaValue's Yi Zhong to find out more.

Your monthly roundup of the most popular European healthcare M&A and fundraising news.

London-listed healthtech company Induction Healthcare is actively seeking acquisitions to expand in other geographies.

Technology-enabled care platform Anthropos is in talks with investors ahead of two fundraising activities of up to £5 million, Health Investor can reveal.

The sale of Optegra by sponsor H2 Equity Partners has already moved into the second round, HealthInestor hears from sources close to the process.

OneTouch has secured an investment from mid-market private equity firm August Equity.

Markets are poised for a turbulent autumn and dealmaking activity is plunging. However, we've gathered some notable deals that happened over the past month

As exclusively revealed by HealthInvestor in January, Alantra ran the sale.

Scottish-based medical equipment provider Emblation plans to expand to 27 markets by May 2023, HealthInvestor hears from the team.

Home care services provider Optimo Care Group has bought Safehands Support Services, a domiciliary care provider based in Oldham.

The sale of Nurseplus has started with information memoranda (IM) being distributed to prospective bidders, HealthInvestor can reveal.

Medefer is in talks to raise a Series B round with a target of £25 million, HealthInvestor hears from credible market sources.

City & County Healthcare Group, the UK’s largest provider of home care, has acquired Guinness Care’s home care division.

This article summarises large transactions and fundraising activities that happened in healthcare across Europe over the past month.

Home care services provider Optimo Care Group has bought Mayday Homecare, HealthInvestor can reveal.

Healthcare deals in July clearly show that healthcare investment activity has remained strong and dental practice consolidation is accelerating.

HealthInvestor catches up with the Civitas Investment Management (CIM) team, the investment manager to CSH, to find out more about the fund manager’s forward strategies.

One Hatfield Hospital, operated by One Healthcare and owned by Octopus Group, is currently on the market, HealthInvestor hears from two well-placed sources.

The healthcare acquisitions across Europe and beyond that made the headlines in June

Florence, the London-based tech startup that connects vacant care home shifts to local nurses and carers, is expanding in France, Germany and Canada this year, HealthInvestor can reveal.

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investment fund Mubadala Investment Company and private equity firm CapVest are rumoured to be among those in the run to acquire Dentex, the UK-based private dental partnership network, as the second-round bid kicks off, two sources have told this publication.

Mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge is working with financial advisory PwC to explore a sale of Helping Hands, a British domiciliary care provider, HealthInvestor hears from credible market sources.

May was another busy month for M&A in the healthcare sector. Companies based in the Nordics have done the most acquiring, accounting for more than half of the deals announced.

Around five interested parties are through to the second round of the auction of Palatine-backed Veincentre, a UK-based clinic chain specialising in the treatment of varicose veins, HealthInvestor UK can exclusively reveal.

Locum’s Nest, a London-based medical workforce technology company that connects healthcare professionals to vacant work in the NHS, has raised a seven-figure undisclosed amount in a strategic financing round, this publication can reveal.

HealthInvestor UK’s look at healthcare investment activity across Europe

VetPartners’ acquisition of Goddard Veterinary Group could now be referred for an in-depth investigation after the CMA found that the deal raises competition concerns in 11 local areas across Greater London.

HMNC Brain Health, a Germany-headquartered company focused on the development of personalised therapies in psychiatry, will soon complete its Series B financing of $50 million which was launched back in Q4 2021, HealthInvestor UK can reveal.

The sale of fostering and special educational needs provider Outcomes First Group (OFG), which is owned by private equity firm Stirling Square Capital Partners, has started with information memoranda (IM) being distributed to prospective bidders, our sister publication EducationInvestor Global has revealed.

Private equity firm Graphite Capital intends to sell Loughborough-based children's services operator Compass Community in the coming months, HealthInvestor UK and EducationInvestor Global hear from six sources.

Up to 20 new players have entered the insourcing sector only in the last two years, a clear indicator of the attractiveness of the market. Notwithstanding the competition, HBSUK's revenue is expected to grow by up to five-fold by 2023.

New Care is entering a strategic funding partnership with Octopus Real Estate to finance the development of five care homes in North West England, with real estate firm Knight Frank advising, HealthInvestor UK can reveal.

Civitas Investment Management (CIM), a UK-based impact investment company, is expanding into Europe, HealthInvestor UK can reveal.

Investment company Downing has appointed Chris Breen as chief executive of specialist care provider Downing Care to lead the growth of the business and oversee the expansion into supported living, the company tells HealthInvestor UK.

National Care Group, a UK provider of care and support services to vulnerable adults, is working with PwC Corporate Finance to explore a potential sale, credible market sources have told HealthInvestor UK.

Accomplish Group and Keys Group, both owned by G-Square Capital, consider floating a joined-up business, HealthInvestor UK can reveal.

European investment firm CapVest has acquired Rodericks Dental, a UK dental group, for a double-digit EBITDA, HealthInvestor UK can exclusively reveal.

HIG Capital is poised to acquire the UK care group Lifeways from Omers, one of Canada’s biggest pension funds, HealthInvestor UK can exclusively reveal.

Commercial due diligence advisor Connell Consulting has merged with Gonçalo Silva and his team from Eccleston Associates. It also appointed Barclays’ former head of healthcare, Paul Birley, to assist with the growth of the business into a much larger consulting firm and expansion into new markets. Chief executive Clare Connell speaks exclusively to HealthInvestor UK.

Private equity firm Limerston Capital is preparing to exit Prism Healthcare UK, a provider of complex medical equipment focused on elderly patient handling and mobility, HealthInvestor UK can reveal.

Balhousie Care Group, is reviving sale plans delayed by the pandemic, multiple sources told HealthInvestor UK, in a deal that could top £90 million.

HealthInvestor UK has learnt that the UK's largest provider of specialist care, Voyage Care, is working with bankers at Rothschild on plans for its sale.