France’s national financial prosecutor, Parquet National Financier (PNF), has seized bank accounts held by French home care operator Santé Cie, as part of an ongoing preliminary investigation into the group.
Speakers on the ‘Age concerns: Redesigning healthcare to cope with the demands of an ageing population’ panel at HBI 2026 painted a rough outline of how healthcare systems need to evolve to cope with ageing populations. Broad areas of focus included: better integration between different types of care, aided by better use of data and tracking of outcomes; more holistic treatment of patients, many of whom have comorbidities, including focusing on and measuring what matters to them; and making full use of the automation capabilities provided by new tech.
European caretech company Sensio, backed by private equity firm Nordic Capital, has acquired ISECO, a caretech provider in Spain and Portugal.
ISECO operates in the Iberian care market, providing nurse call and workflow solutions for care operators.
Sovereign Capital Partners, a UK private equity firm, has acquired healthcare-at-home service provider Apollo Home Healthcare. Apollo is a primary provider of nurse-led complex care at home for individuals eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) funding. It provides personalised high-acuity care, with a focus on children and adults with complex clinical needs, acting as a commissioned provider for the NHS to deliver care packages that are fully funded by the health service.
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.
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.
Mannheim-based Medi-Markt Group, a supplier of medical aids and consumables to care companies, and Unizell Medicare GmbH, a homecare provider and supplier, have merged to create the Liveo Gruppe, backed by Belgian-headquartered investment firm Gimv. The new entity will employ 450 people across Germany with expected combined sales of €150m, while retaining both existing brands. […]
Cera, a UK-based health tech company providing home healthcare, has secured more than $150 million funding, led by funds affiliated with merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners and investment manager Schroders Capital.
UK Health Minister Wes Streeting has set up an independent commission to look at reforming social care in England. However, the final results of the report won’t be available until 2028.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled plans for a decade-long reform programme for the National Health Service, potentially opening up new avenues for private sector involvement in the UK’s creaking public health system.
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