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Top for-profit psychiatry and mental health groups in Europe

This week's infographic highlights the top three for-profit psychiatry and mental health groups in Europe by 2023 revenue: Priory Group, with €886.8 million, Cygnet Health Care, with €658 million, Elysium Healthcare €446.6 million. Only for-profit providers for whom the majority of their revenue comes from acute inpatient psychiatry have been included.

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.

Bridgepoint strengthens UK dental market presence with mydentist acquisition

British private investment firm Bridgepoint has agreed to acquire a majority stake in mydentist, the UK’s largest dental group holding a 5% market share, from Palamon Capital Partners, a London-based private equity firm. CEO Nilesh Pandya and the existing management team will continue in their roles post-acquisition. 

Numan raises $60m

UK-based digital health company Numan has raised €60 million (~€51 million) of venture funding to continue scaling up its weight loss and men’s health telehealth services.

UK CMA investigating Assura/PHP merger

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the proposed merger between Assura and Primary Healthcare Properties (PHP), two listed UK REITs focused on primary care assets. 

Interview: Dr Andrew Whiteley, Lexacom

Lexacom is a UK-based company that provides AI-based scribe tools for clinicians to automate note-taking. This is a space with a lot of competition at the moment, with a lot of venture capital money funding new startups. However, with 25 years of experience under its belt, Lexacom has managed to achieve a dominant position in the UK market. HBI spoke to Dr Andrew Whiteley, the company’s founder, about what differentiates Lexacom from its numerous competitors, the NHS’ recent decision to require scribes to be certified as medical devices, and Lexacom’s growing international presence.

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