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Care UK offer - Care Management Matters magazine

January 7, 2010

On December 17th, the Directors of Care UK, in response to recent press speculation, made an announcement on the Stock Exchange confirming that the Board had received a number of approaches from interested parties regarding a possible offer for the Company, including an approach from Bridgepoint Capital Limited at 450 pence per share in cash. The Directors stated that they are currently in the process of evaluating the Company’s options. They further stated, at the time, that these discussions are at an early stage and there can be no guarantee that any formal offer for the Company will be forthcoming nor as to the terms of which any formal offer might be made. More...

Vanguard Healthcare management buy-out

October 9, 2009

Earlier this year, Vanguard Healthcare, which operates the UK national fleet of mobile operating theatres, was acquired by its management from Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity. The original founders of the business have re-joined the management in order to strengthen and support the team. Vanguard Healthcare was acquired by Nuffield Health in 2004 and has benefited from significant investment, enabling the fleet to increase to 36 – the largest such fleet in the world. More...

Corporate UK presents healthcare Round Table 2008

September 1, 2008

Corporate UKDaniel Wilkins asks a number of industry specialists about the prospects for the healthcare sector in 2008 and 2009. Please see attached file to read the article. More...

The Picture of Health Acqusition Finance - Volume 6 Issue 4, August 2007

April 1, 2008

The Picture of Health Acqusition Finance - Volume 6 Issue 4, August 2007 LCS International Consulting's Joint Managing Director, Paul Saper, talks to ACQ about an ongoing revolution in healthcare and flags up the company's eighth annual conference. Morag Dickson reports. Describe the landscape in the public and private healthcare sectors today, Paul. More...

Focus Healthcare: Servicing the nation’s health Acqusition Finance - Volume 6 Issue 2, June 2007

June 1, 2007

Focus Healthcare: Servicing the nation’s healthAcqusition Finance - Volume 6 Issue 2, June 2007 Private equity firms have played a central role in transforming the healthcare services market in Europe and, in particular, the UK, over recent years according to a report compiled by UBS, the investment bank. Paul Saper of LCS International Consulting Ltd speaks to ACQ about his prognosis Paul Saper is joint managing director with Tim Elsigood at LCS International Consulting Ltd (LCS) in London. In terms of M&A, he says deal volumes in 2005 and 2006 were very, very high, and both he and Tim expect 2007 may well be just as high. More...

This Caring Business - THE STORY OF THE SECTOR - April 2003

April 1, 2003

This Caring Business - April 2003 THE STORY OF THE SECTOR: 2 + 2 = 3 April 1993 and enactment of the Community Care Act may seem a long time ago for all those in the long term care sector, but was this not the important date when fortunes changed in this battered industry? Before that date homeowners enjoyed a one-way bet. The game plan was simple. More...