Cosmetic surgery

Chariot Capital Group acquires Laser Clinics UK

hariot Capital Group, a US-based private equity firm specialising in corporate carve-outs, divestitures, and complex transactions, has acquired Laser Clinics UK, the UK arm of Australia-and UK-based medical aesthetics services chain Laser Clinics Group.

June 18, 2026

Bridgepoint to acquire Obagi Medical from Waldencast

Mid-market private equity firm Bridgepoint Group has agreed to acquire US-based Obagi Medical, a dermatological skincare and aesthetics business, from Nasdaq-listed beauty and wellness group Waldencast, for an enterprise value of up to $460 million (~€399.00 million).

June 11, 2026

Magnum Capital to buy Spanish dermatology chain Pedro Jaén

Magnum Capital, a Spanish private equity firm focused on the Iberian peninsula, is in advanced negotiations with Spanish dermatology chain Pedro Jaén about acquiring it, according to reports in the Spanish press.

October 16, 2025

21% reduction in UK weight loss surgery admissions in 2024

This week’s infographic looks at the percentage reduction in cosmetic & weight loss surgery in 2024. The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) just released their June 2025 quarterly report detailing trends in private health activity in the UK. According to the report in 2024 there was a 21% fall in ‘Weightloss surgery - gastrectomy’ and in the category of cosmetic surgeries, ‘Tummy tuck – abdominoplasty’ was down 10%, ‘Breast lift – mastopexy’ down 15% and Breast reduction down 7%.

June 11, 2025

How UK cosmetic surgery provider Pall Mall safely navigates demand — an interview with Managing Director Raja K Pitalia

With demand for aesthetics rapidly growing, HBI spoke to Raja K Pitalia, Managing Director of Pall Mall, a private healthcare and cosmetic surgery provider in North West England, about how the company strives to safely meet demand, how the company has evolved, and trends in the sector.

May 1, 2025

Bergman expands aesthetics business into Nordics with Nordiska Kliniken acquisition

Dutch healthcare group Bergman Clinics is expanding the aesthetics branch of its business into the Nordics. It has acquired Nordiska Kliniken, a plastic surgery clinic in Stockholm, Sweden, and plans to use this as a platform to grow its offering in the Nordics.

April 10, 2025

Large scale European healthcare services M&A is back in town

Large scale healthcare services M&A has been mostly on hold in Europe for almost three years now. Despite all the economic and geopolitical uncertainty the world is currently facing, 2025 will probably see more activity.

April 3, 2025

As UK insurers warn of the risk of cheap cosmetic surgery, what is driving the boom in aesthetics medical tourism?

UK-based travel insurer Staysure has warned of the financial risk of cheap cosmetic surgery abroad amid an uptick in botched procedures. HBI looks further into the drivers of British patients seeking cosmetic surgery abroad (typically across Europe), the market differences, which treatments are most in demand, and the apparent risks.

February 7, 2025

Lorena Cosmetics Holdings SPV acquires and re-launches sk:n

Lorena Cosmetics Holdings SPV, a healthcare services company operating as part of UK-based Lorena Investments Group, has acquired and re-launched sk:n Clinic Group, the country’s leading provider of aesthetic treatments and dermatological care, and The Harley Medical Group (THMG), a provider of cosmetic surgery.

December 13, 2024

UK private hospital admissions increase overall but weight loss and cosmetic procedures drop – are GLP-1s at play?

The number of reported private hospital admissions in Q2 2024 reached a record level for that period in a year, and the second highest level ever, at 232,000, according to new Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) data. But while private hospital admissions were up overall — especially across common procedures like cataracts, chemotherapy and diagnostic upper GI endoscopy — some procedures declined.

December 6, 2024

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