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Onebright acquires Mindstep to build integrated digital mental healthcare platform

Onebright Group, the UK’s largest private outpatient mental healthcare and neurodevelopmental services provider, has acquired digital mental health platform Mindstep. Backed by private equity firm EMK Capital, Onebright operates a network of around 5,000 therapists and clinicians across the UK and Denmark, serving insurers, corporate clients and private patients. The acquisition adds digital screening, triage and self-care capabilities to its existing clinical services.

Interview with Niklas Kouparanis, founder and CEO of Europe’s largest medical cannabis digital health company, Bloomwell

Germany’s medical cannabis market has been booming since it was removed from the list of controlled narcotic substances in 2024, which made prescribing it much easier. Now as many as one million Germans are being prescribed cannabis, according to the most often cited figure by those in the industry. The majority of these prescriptions are being handed out by digital health companies specialising in cannabis. The largest of these companies is Bloomwell, who HBI sat down with last week at Cannabis Europa (a conference focused on medicinal cannabis).

Doctolib buys Medicus and enters the UK

European healthtech group Doctolib has entered the UK market through the acquisition of London-based startup Medicus. The company plans to invest over £100 million (~$136 million) in the UK as part of its expansion.

Nordic Capital backed Sensio buys ISECO

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. 

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