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Asker Healthcare acquires German homecare specialists GHC/MPF

Asker Healthcare Group, the pan-European medical products and solutions provider, has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of German Healthcare and Medicalprodukte Vertrieb Flensburg (GHC/MPF), two interlinked medical supplies companies in Germany.

CMA investigates Welltower’s UK care home acquisitions

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into acquisitions by US healthcare REIT Welltower of care homes managed by for-profit UK care operators Barchester, HC-One, Aria Care, and Danforth Care.

Interview: Andy Scaife, SSP Health

SSP Health is one of only a handful of corporately-run primary care chains in the UK. It was founded in 2002 by two GP partners, Dr. Shikha Pitalia and Dr. Sanjay Pitalia, who are married. It has since grown to 45 practices, most of which are located in the North West of England.

Smith+Nephew acquires US sports medicine firm for $450 million

UK-based medical technology company Smith+Nephew has agreed to acquire US sports medicine business Integrity Orthopaedics in a deal valued at up to $450 million. The transaction includes an upfront cash payment of $225 million, with an additional $225 million contingent on performance over the next five years.

Corilus acquires Sofia Développement to create a pan-European healthcare software platform

Belgian healthcare software provider Corilus has acquired French outpatient software specialist Sofia Développement from European mid-market private equity firm IK Partners and other investors. The merger creates a combined platform serving over 70,000 healthcare professionals across Belgium and France, with plans to expand further across Europe.

EQT Life Sciences backs Kinaset and exits Vivasure

EQT Life Sciences, the life sciences investment arm of Swedish private equity group EQT, has invested in Boston-based developer of respiratory drugs Kinaset Therapeutics as part of a $103 million Series B funding round. The funding will support the development of frevecitinib, a new inhaled treatment for asthma patients whose condition is not well controlled by existing therapies. 

Eugin snaps up Instituto Bernabeu

Eugin, the second largest provider of fertility services in Spain, has bought out one of its smaller competitors, Instituto Bernabeu. 

TopzorgGroep consolidates Dutch physio sector as PE-owner Capital A prepares to sell

TopzorgGroep has become the largest chain of physiotherapy practices in the Netherlands after a series of acquisitions. It has just bought out one of its biggest competitors, FysioHolland, a chain of 100 physiotherapy clinics which had revenue of €22 million and EBITDA of €1.2 million in 2024. Capital A, TopzorgGroep private equity owner since 2019, is likely to be looking to sell the group soon.

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