Business Sale Acquisitions News in the Medical And Educational sector

Fri, 19 Jun 2009: Four Seasons Healthcare is at risk of being sold off if it does not agree to undergo a restructuring deal that would reduce its debt of £1.5bn by ...
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Wed, 28 Feb 2007: Southern Cross Healthcare has acquired Life Style Care, the owner of leasehold interests in 23 London-based elderly care homes with 1,737 beds and gro...
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Wed, 07 Feb 2007: Adventis Group has acquired LeapFrog Medical Communications, the Surrey-based medical education company, for up to £2.6m....
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Tue, 06 Feb 2007: TrichoTech, the Cardiff-based drugs testing company, has been acquired by investment firm Concateno for £11m....
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Fri, 02 Feb 2007: AstraZeneca is to acquire Arrow Therapeutics, the London-based biotechnology company with 57 staff, for £76m, and has also announced plans to sh...
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Fri, 19 Jan 2007: Friary Press, the Dorset-based magazine printer with 85 staff, has been acquired by Media & Print Investments....
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Thu, 18 Jan 2007: Moorcroft Developments, the Uttoxeter-based learning disabilities company that trades as Moorcare, has been acquired by Rushcliffe Care of Loughboroug...
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Fri, 15 Dec 2006: Busy Bees, the Staffordshire-based chain of 46 childcare nurseries, is to be acquired by ABC Learning Centres of Australia for £71m....
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Tue, 12 Dec 2006: Carter & Carter is to acquire Quantica Training, the London-based vocational training company with 125 staff, for £12m....
[more: Quantica Training]

Tue, 12 Dec 2006: Carter & Carter is to acquire NTP, the Sheffield-based company with 220 staff, for £7.9m....
[more: NTP]

Tue, 12 Dec 2006: Carter & Carter is to acquire IMS, the Bradford-based company with 30 staff, for £3.5m....
[more: IMS]

Fri, 29 Sep 2006: Careforce Group has acquired Keycare Services, the provider of domiciliary care services with 130 staff in Workington and Carlisle, for up to £1...
[more: Keycare Services]

Thu, 28 Sep 2006: Sinclair Pharma is to acquire Ashbourne Pharmaceuticals, the Northampton-based pharmaceuticals marketing company. The deal comprises an initial cash p...
[more: Ashbourne Pharmaceuticals]

Thu, 07 Sep 2006: Claimar Care is to acquire MK Homecare, the Milton Keynes-based domiciliary care provider with 33 care workers, for up to £0.4m. The amount will...
[more: MK Homecare]

Mon, 04 Sep 2006: Four Seasons Health Care, the Wilmslow-based chain of 416 care homes and hospitals, has been acquired by finance group Three Delta for £1.4bn. ...
[more: Four Seasons Health Care]

Thu, 10 Aug 2006: RM is to acquire Music Education Supplies (MES), the supplier of school equipment, for up to £1m. MES specialises in nursery and primary school music, supplying instruments, books and other related products. The company will be merged with RM's own specialist education resources division, TTS Limited. RM will pay an initial £0.8m, with a further £0.2m to be paid in March 2007 subject to agreed performance targets for the merged company. Managing Director of MES, Ray Mason, will remain with the business during the handover period. Peter Ellse, Managing Director of TTS, said of the acquisition: "MES is one of a choice number of real specialist businesses in primary school and nursery supply. They are widely well regarded for their values of high levels of research, specialist focus and closeness to the teacher and music specialist. They make an ideal strategic fit for TTS's vision, and we aim to invest upon their current achievements to...
[more: Music Education Supplies]

Thu, 06 Jul 2006: United Drug has acquired the Medical Advisory Service for Travellers Abroad (MASTA), the Leeds-based medical advisory service and vaccines distributor...
[more: MASTA]

Thu, 06 Jul 2006: Ultravox, the Manchester-based hearing aid retailer with 138 branches, has been acquired by Amplifon of Italy for £60m. Ultravox operates under ...
[more: Ultravox]

Tue, 04 Jul 2006: Quantica has acquired Interactive Training Management, the work-based training company with 23 staff in Manchester, Chester and Birkenhead, for £409.8k in cash and £200k in shares. Interactive Training Management is privately-owned but receives government funding, and provides NVQs. Chairman and CEO of Quantica, Les Lawson, commented: "The acquisition builds upon our existing presence in the North West and fits well with Quantica Training's regional hub office in Manchester. As with previous acquisitions made by Quantica in this market, it is earnings enhancing, cash generative and has excellent earnings visibilty. We continue to see the training market as offering exciting opportunities for growth and consolidation." ...
[more: Interactive Training Management]

Mon, 03 Jul 2006: Ascribe has acquired HE Information Systems, the supplier of clinical information systems to the NHS, for £6.5m. The deal comprises an initial cash consideration of £2.99m and £998k in shares, followed by a deferred cash consideration of £1.25m and a further £1.25m in shares, to be paid within three years. HEIS currently supplies software to over 21 NHS hospitals, many of which also use Ascribe's Pharmacy and Accident & Emergency systems. Ascribe hopes that the acquisition will enable it to take advantage of commercial opportunities within the NHS. Steven Chritchlow, who is to assume the role of CEO and chairman of Ascribe following the resignation of Graham Lewis, commented: "This acquisition positions Ascribe firmly as a leading health IT solutions provider across primary and secondary care. HEIS has an excellent and highly complementary product and will also bring a strong, experienced management team to the Group. We will now be able to drive organic growth from a complete product set created from best of breed applications. Any future acquisitions will only follow once the Group is aligned to this significant ...
[more: HE Information Systems]