Cinnamon Care Collection’s latest care home, Oakley Grange in Bishop’s Tachbrook, Warwickshire, has been completed.

McCarthy Stone¸dge, South Glamorgan, from property firm Mercian Developments.

Avery Healthcare’s latest purpose-built care home Waterhouse Manor Care Home in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, has been completed.

Affinity Care Consortium has acquired the Silver Birches care home in Solihull in the West Midlands with the support of a seven-figure funding package from HSBC UK.

Vshans Care has purchased two care homes in Clwyd: Bryn Marl Nursing Home in Llandudno Junction, and Coed Isaf Nursing Home at Lllanrhos, near Llandudno.

Lovett Care has appointed Melanie Phillips as head of marketing, tasked with boosting occupancy, developing the company’s brand, and leading digital plans.

Untold Living is developing a 77-unit integrated retirement community in Newport, Shropshire

Connaught Care Collection is opening Meadowbrook, a new luxury care home in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

InnoScot Health has appointed Lauren Brophy as quality manager.

We Care Group has appointed Jo Crossland as quality director.

Independent health providers are delivering almost one in five of all NHS operations.

GE Healthcare plans to increase its expertise in AI-enabled devices in image recognition technology with the transaction.

Galway-based orthopaedic medical device company Loci Orthopaedics has closed an oversubscribed €12.8 million Series A financing round.

London-based Bioniq will use the proceeds to expand its global market share in personalised supplements.

Optibrium, a drug discovery software provider to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, has appointed James Halle as chief commercial officer.

London-based health technology company Huma Therapeutics has completion a Series D funding round.

London-based healthcare operating software house RLDatix, has completed acquisition of Carebeans, digital care planning firm.

Care sector joint venture development company Mercroft Estates is bringing two elderly care home schemes to the market.

Cellular Origins, a TTP company focused on enabling manufacture of cell and gene therapies, has appointed Geoffrey Hodge as a non-executive director.

Clinical stage biotech firm Asceneuron has raised $100m in latest round, led by Novo Holdings.

Mid-market PE firm Duke Street has acquired imaging equipment firm AGITO Medical from Philips for an undisclosed amount.

Aria Care Group has appointed Antony Brister as its chief financial officer.

Eye hospital group Optegra has appointed Adam Cockley as commercial director in its UK leadership team.

British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has completed acquisiton of Lyon-based Amolyt Pharma for up to $1.05 billion.

Care home developer, Simply UK, has secured planning permission from the London Borough of Hillingdon for a 60-bed care home in Uxbridge, Greater London.

Social care smart monitoring technology provider , Sensio, has acquired by Nordic Capital, a healthcare specialist private equity.

Newcastle upon Tyne-based Newcells Biotech has appointed Emile Shaffu as director of sales.

Private equity firm Exponent is investing in Kingsbridge Healthcare Group, a private healthcare provider in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Middleton Enterprises has invested 1.6 million in The Light Centre, a chain of medical, therapeutic and wellbeing centres with four locations across London.

MedPharm, a Guildford-based CDMO and Tergus Pharma, North Carolina based pharmaceuticals company have announced a merger under the name of MedPharm.

Biotech company Myricx Bio has closed a Series A financing raising £90 million.

London-headquartered health and fitness application GoJoe, has raised £2.4m funding led by Venrex Partners.

London-based startup Healthtech-1 has raised $3.5m in a seed round led by Moonfire, venture capital firm and accelerator Y Combinator.

Aria Healthcare Group has acquired Surbiton, Surrey-headquartered Future Care Group, adding a further 18 homes to its portfolio.

Care home operator Yorkare has opened a new £10 million care home in Haxby, North Yorkshire.

London-based pharmaceutical company CNX Therapeutics has appointed Claire Masterson as chief financial officer, replacing Olga Lund.

London-based cancer therapy developer Granza Bio, has secured $7 million in a seed round led by Felicis Venture Capital, Refactor Capital and Y Combinator.

London based ophthalmic gene therapy company Beacon Therapeutics has raised $170m to advance development of gene therapies.

Specialist eye hospital group Optegra is launching a series of NHS cataract diagnostic clinics.

Pharma and biopharma marketing agency remarketing has appointed Elliott Gibson as head of data and insights and promoted Matt Dent to head of delivery.

Impact Healthcare REIT has sold five of its non-core care homes for £8.8 million.

London-based digital health platform Induction Healtcare has disposed its subsidiary Horizon Strategic Partners to Eolas Medical for £1.2 million.

Commercial finance broker Chandler & Co has recruited Dan Hewitt as a senior broker. The firm finances businesses in the social care sector. 

Private equity and credit firm Warwick Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Danforth Care Homes.

The Stepping Stone Group has received a £7.3 million three-year funding package from Broadwood Capital, arranged and structured by capital advisor Arc & Co.

Cambridge-based CN Bio has appointed Lydia Seymour as vice-president of people and culture.

London based social care workforce management firm, Care Hires, has raised £1.7 million to advance its AI-driven agency staffing services.

London-based life science investor Syncona has added two companies to its portfolio, iOnctura and Yellowstone Biosciences.

Home care group Bluebird Care has appointed Melony Fairchild as operations director, overseeing five offices across Southeast England and London.

Digital healthcare provider Livi has appointed Tom Davis as UK medical director.

Charterhouse Capital Partners has invested in Skin Tech Pharma Group. a global medical aesthetics group headquartered in Girona, Spain.

CCube Solutions has acquired Thomson Screening Solutions, a supplier of child health clinical applications.

Transform Healthcare, a Manchester-headquartered hospital group, is planning bolt on acquisitions to expand across the UK, chief executive officer Dr Sayani Sainudeen said.

The Care Quality Commission’s chief executive Ian Trenholm has announced he is stepping down from his role.

EpilepsyGTx, a biotechnology company focused on gene therapies to treat focal refractory epilepsy, has raised $10 million in seed funding.

London based digital health monitor provider Sava Health has raised $8 million in seed round to increase workforce and invest in R&D.

Dwindling capital, a lack of social care beds, and back-office staffing cuts are some of the biggest barriers preventing NHS efficiency, according to healthcare managers

Four Seasons Health Care Group (FHSC) has announced it will sell the business, including all 46 remaining homes.

Cambridge Cognition has completed a raise of £2.6 million (£2.1 million net) from a placing, open offer and subscription, with shares commencing trading today.

London-based independent eye surgery provider OCL Vision has appointed Nik Rudge as chief executive.

Enterprise Therapeutics has appointed Dr Renu Gupta as chief medical officer and Dr Janet Hammond as a non-executive director.

SpyBiotech, a biotechnology company, has appointed Keith Dewedoff as chief financial officer.

PGIM Real Estate has acquired senior housing operator Signature Senior Lifestyle in partnership with Elevation Advisors.

Leo Cancer Care has raised an undisclosed amount in Series C funding to expand its business to Asia markets.

Beaufort Capital has completed a funding facility for two new care homes in Wiltshire.

Digital care management software provider Nourish Care has appointed Matthew Stewart as chief product officer.

Building work has commenced on Spire Healthcare’s £13 million Harrogate Clinic.

Architectural practice Holmes Miller has received planning approval for three new care homes in Scotland.

Home care provider Hales Group has announced it is considering an IPO on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange this summer.

Business property advisor Christie & Co has appointed Hannah Haines as its new head of healthcare consultancy.

European LifeCare Group, a Danish healthcare services company, is looking for bolt-on acquisitions in key European markets, chief executive Tanya Solvkjar, told HealthInvestor UK.

London-based medical technology firm, Amber Therapeutics, has raised $100 million from investors to support development of fully implantable adaptive neuromodulation therapy for women with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI).

Care provider CHD Living, plans to develop a care village in Deepcut, Surrey, which will include 1,200 homes, a primary school, nursery, church and a pub.

Mental health technology provider Psyomics has raised £4 million funding to support its AI-informed medical device, Censeo.

Digital health company Punto Health has secured funding from investors to develop its products to manage the dementia related diseases.

Puma Property Finance has promoted Tony Throp as the business’s first head of healthcare to expand corporate lending franchise across the UK.

Puma Property Finance has provided £18 million loan to Morrison Community Care Group (MCCG) to finance Ewell, Surrey based care home.

OneTouch Health Group has acquired OnePlan, a care management software provider, based in Southport, Merseyside for an undisclosed sum.

Global property firm Knight Frank has promoted Julian Evans to newly created role of global head of healthcare.

US based real estate trust MPT has completed refinancing of £631 million of its UK hospital portfolio.

Development financier Atelier has provided a £12.4 million loan to fund the construction of a new 76-bed care home in Worcester.

Global advisory firm Deloitte has acquired End Point's assets related to disease surveillance business, CasePointer.

US pharmaceutical firm Merck has acquired Eyebiotech Limited (EyeBio), a London-based ophthalmology focused biotech company.

Cardiff-based Medi2data, a healthtech company, has raised £2.1 million funding from the Enterprise Investment Scheme.

Dublin, Ireland-based Spectrum.Life, a digital and mental health solution provider, has announced an investment round of €17 million, led by Act Venture Capital.

Simply UK has purchased a development site in Northfleet, Kent, which has planning permission for a 75-bedroom care home.

Closed Loop Medicine has appointed Paul Johnson as an independent non-executive director.

Bupa is partnering with private medical and dental provider, MyHealthcare, to open five new Bupa health centres within MyHealthcare's sites. 

Assura and Universities Superannuation Scheme have entered into a £250 million 20:80 joint venture to support investment in NHS infrastructure.

Primary care property investor and developer Assura has announced an IFRS pre-tax loss of £28.7 million for the year ending 31 March 2024.

Oyster Care Homes has opened Copperfield Court, a luxury home in in Broadstairs, Kent.

Healthcare charity Nuffield Health has appointed Alex Perry as chief executive to succeed Steve Gray later this year

Danforth Care opened Coronation House in Thetford, Norfolk on 10 May, with a ribbon cutting ceremony by the mayor of Thetford councillor Chris Harvey.

Laboratory services group Biofortuna has acquired sample storage specialist Cryoniss.

Cambridge Cognition has appointed Charlie Mains as vice-president of business development.

Cloud21 acquired BDS Solutions, which provides IT consultancy, support services and products to NHS trusts and UK healthcare organisations.

Kester Capital's portfolio company, MAP Patient Access, has acquired AxTalisa, a provider of market access, medical affairs and regulatory consulting services.

Biotechnology company Enbiosis is looking to raise $1.5 million in equity funding to support its global presence in the US and Europe.

We Care Group has acquired long-term leases on three homes located in Bradford from Impact Healthcare REIT. 

Enhanc3D Genomics, which develops disruptive technologies to unlock the 3D spatial genome for target and biomarker discovery, has appointed Hazel Jones as chief executive.