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Northern Horizon continues to attract institutional capital to Nordic care real estate

Nordic healthcare real estate investor Northern Horizon (NH) has made €130 million worth of acquisitions across the three markets it invests in: Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Most of these are forward purchases of new builds being acquired from developers. Jannika Kankare, Northern Horizon’s Investment Director in Finland, tells us more such deals will be signed in the coming months.

FREE BLOG Are we ready to embrace robots in hospitals and care homes? 

Last night I was invited to the French Embassy in London by the trade body, Business France, to watch England narrowly win against the Democratic Republic of Congo. Predicting that it would be a nerve-wracking display, they had kindly organised some showcases of French SMEs to listen to and be inspired by.  Many others and I were rather taken by Miroki, a three and a half foot tall, bright orange, fox-like robot developed by Paris-based start-up, Enchanted Tools.

HBI 2026: Why now is the time to invest in DACH

Across Europe, the DACH region stands out for its scale, stability, and potential for consolidation.  At HBI 2026, a panel of senior investors and operators highlighted why the region is increasingly seen as an attractive and underappreciated market for healthcare consolidation.

Hesley Group seeks to move on from troubled past with 60 new adult homes

UK for-profit specialist care provider Hesley Group is attempting to chart a new course and move on from its troubled past with plans for 60 new adult care homes to be built by 2030. The Yorkshire-based operator was hit with a major abuse scandal and police investigation in 2022, and then bought by Blandford Capital, a UK private equity firm that helps companies through ‘special situations’, in 2023.

UK care sector draws strong interest from global private equity

2025 was a busy year for the care sector, with lots of M&A deals either happening, planned, or being considered. Activity has risen sharply and the market is currently at a high point. HBI spoke with Amar Shah, Partner, and Vikas Sharma, Director, both in Healthcare and Life Sciences M&A at Deloitte UK, about trends in the UK social care market, including investment flows, valuations, staffing, technology and expectations for 2026.

Gimv buys Novicare from Gilde Healthcare

Belgian PE firm Gimv has bought a majority stake in Novicare, a Dutch healthcare staffing company, from Dutch specialist healthcare PE investor Gilde Healthcare. Rune Aresvik, an expert on the Dutch healthcare market, tells us Novicare’s relatively unique business model has potential to be scaled within the Netherlands and possibly exported to other European countries.

Bupa’s elderly care revenues surge

British multinational health insurer Bupa published their half year financial report last week, showing strong profits from elderly care performance. 

Keys Group buys ADHD 360

Keys Group, a UK provider of child and adult education and care services, has acquired ADHD 360, one of the UK’s largest private providers of services for people with ADHD.

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