ABC Learning, the Australian educational group, may be forced to sell its Busy Bees and Leapfrog nursery chains. The two chains combined operate 133 nurseries in the UK, 11 of which are in London. ABC... [more]

CeNeS, the pharmaceuticals developer, is in discussions which could lead to a sale of the UK company.... [more]

Whatman, the DNA diagnostic specialist has confirmed that it has received a number of bid approaches after a report suggested four US private groups were interested in buying it.... [more]

Positive Lifestyles, the south Wales specialist care home venture for people with learning difficulties, has been acquired by Sovereign Capital for an undisclosed sum.... [more]

Olympus Corp, the Japanese medical equipment and digital camera maker, has announced that it has launched a £935m bid for Gyrus Group Plc, the British medical devices firm. ... [more]

BUPA, the leading health and care company, has announced an agreement to acquire the controlling interest in the DCA Agedcare Group from DIAC Holdings NV, a company ultimately owned by funds advised b... [more]

Claimar Care Group plc, one of the UK’s leading providers of domiciliary care services for the elderly and infirm throughout the Midlands and the North West, has announced the proposed acquisition of ... [more]

Verna Group, the UK-based healthcare giant, has been put up for sale by private equity owner Legal and General Ventures. LGV bought the firm for £60m in 2005, and is expecting to sell to a rival ventu... [more]

Ramsay Health Care Limited has announced it has agreed to acquire Capio AB’s market-leading UK operations for £193m ($474 million), providing a solid platform for expansion in the UK and Europe. ... [more]

Birmingham-based drug development company Henderson Morley has announced that, further to the announcement made on 23 January 2007, the company is continuing to explore strategic options in order to m... [more]

ADP Healthcare Acquisitions Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ADP Healthcare Services Limited, has announced the terms of a cash offer to be made for all of the issued and to be issued ordinary sh... [more]

Bupa's hospital business, the group of 25 acute care hospitals and one treatment centre, has been acquired by European private equity firm Cinven for £1.44bn.... [more]

Oasis Helthcare Plc, the dentistry chain that owns and operates over 130 dental practices throughout England and Wales, providing a combination of NHS and private dental care, has accepted an offer fr... [more]

German pharmaceutical trader Celesio has bought 63 pharmacies to expand its UK presence.... [more]

AstraZeneca PLC announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MedImmune, Inc. in an all-cash transaction. The agreement is $58 per share, for a total consideration of approxima... [more]

The UK's largest private healthcare group, Bupa, has confirmed that it has put all of its UK hospitals up for sale, in a move that is likely to attract private equity interest and a deal worth up to £... [more]

The chief executive of Sareum, the AIM-listed structure-based drug discovery business, has revealed that the company would entertain a sale if it received offers of between £40m and £50m. Sareum's mar... [more]

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 gross assets of £12m.... [more]

Lyceum Capital is tipped to have instructed its advisors NM Rothschild to handle the sale of its Asquith nursery business. Asquith operates 113 private day care nurseries in the UK and employs around ... [more]

Abbey Hospitals, a chain of five English and Scottish private hospitals is up for sale with an asking price of £50m according to a report. Owners Covenant Healthcare are said to have appointed Deloitt... [more]