Prism Healthcare Acquires Oxford Safe Patient Handling Business from Joerns Healthcare
October 30, 2024
Joerns Healthcare has sold its U.K.-based Oxford safe patient handling business to Prism Healthcare as part of a strategic refocus on its core North American markets. Prism acquires the Oxford brand and exclusive U.K. distribution rights while Joerns retains its global design, development and manufacturing capabilities for its core product lines.
- Buyers
- Prism Healthcare
- Targets
- Oxford (Joerns Healthcare U.K. safe patient handling business)
- Sellers
- Joerns Healthcare
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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