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Asker enters French market with acquisition of medical device firm Finmed

France’s medical device sector is drawing attention from investors as small, family-owned firms seek strategic partners. Ageing populations, chronic disease burdens, and healthcare cost pressures are driving demand for scalable, efficient solutions.

August 7, 2025

Germany’s 1Q Health Group acquires Beauty Production, expanding European CDMO platform

Germany-based Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) 1Q Health Group, backed by European private equity firm Nord Holding, has acquired Beauty Production GmbH, a contract manufacturer specialising in liquid dietary supplements and cosmetics. HBI spoke with Holger Ebersberger, who is a private equity partner at McDermott Will & Schulte in Munich, to discuss his views on the acquisition, current deal activity in the CDMO and health manufacturing sectors across Germany and Europe, and the key factors driving investment in these areas.

August 7, 2025

Avery Healthcare acquires Artisan Care Group, strengthening luxury care portfolio

Rising investor demand for high-quality, luxury care homes is accelerating consolidation in the UK elderly care sector, as operators scale up in response to demographic pressures, evolving consumer expectations, and increasing international competition.

August 7, 2025

Terveystalo to take MedHelp private and integrate it into its digital occupational health service

Listed Swedish digital occupational health provider MedHelp may be taken private by Finnish outpatient group Tervestaylo alongside MedHelp’s Chairman. If the offer is accepted, Terveystalo plans to gradually integrate MedHelp’s platform into Terveystalo’s own digital occupational health services in Finland.

August 1, 2025

Gulf Capital exits ART Fertility’s Middle East operations for ~$450m

Gulf Capital, an alternative investment firm specialising in deploying locally raised capital in the GCC region, has exited the Middle East operations of ART Fertility Clinics, selling its majority stake to IVI RMA Global, a Spain‑based provider of fertility and assisted reproduction services backed by global investment firm KKR.

July 31, 2025

UK’s Flo Health on trial in San Francisco for alleged data leak

Before investing in reproductive health platforms, private equity firms should ask how consent is tracked across jurisdictions, what third party tools are embedded, and whether data deletion extends beyond the app to underlying infrastructure.

July 31, 2025

Lusíadas Saúde rolls out co-governance model in Portugal where doctors can become shareholders

Lusíadas Saúde, Portugal’s third-largest private hospital group and part of the French hospital group Vivalto Santé, is introducing ‘Terceira Via’ (‘Third Way’), a co-governance model that allows doctors and dental surgeons to be shareholders and participate in shaping the group’s strategic direction. Currently being implemented, the initiative is open to doctors across Lusíadas hospitals and its HeyDoc dental clinic network, offering clinicians the opportunity to engage directly in the organisation’s future.

July 31, 2025

Warburg Pincus strengthens occupational health portfolio with UK’s Health Partners Group acquisition

Private equity interest in occupational health is accelerating as investors recognise it as a resilient, high-growth sector. This growth is driven by rising sickness absence, increasing employer spend on wellbeing, and significant opportunities for consolidation and digital innovation across Europe.

July 31, 2025

Ardian acquires domiciliary care provider Dovida (formerly part of Home Instead)

French PE firm Ardian has acquired domiciliary care provider Dovida, a Swiss-based company that was formerly part of US-based multinational franchise Home Instead.

July 31, 2025

Audley and Elysian merge creating the UK’s largest retirement living group

UK retirement living groups Audley and Elysian are merging, creating the UK’s largest retirement living provider with a market share of around 20%. We spoke to Nick Sanderson, Audley’s Chief Executive, about the reasons for the merger, and the challenges and opportunities in the UK’s retirement village sector.

July 30, 2025

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