Direct Healthcare Group (DHG) Acquires Sweden's GATE Rehab Development AB
March 3, 2020
Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), a UK-based maker of pressure care and patient-mobility medical devices and an ARCHIMED portfolio company, has acquired GATE Rehab Development AB of Reftele, Sweden. The add-on expands DHG's product portfolio and establishes its first presence in continental Europe to accelerate distribution of its Intelligent Pressure Care Management systems across the Swedish and Nordic markets.
- Targets
- GATE Rehab Development AB
- Platforms
- Direct Healthcare Group (DHG)
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- Jönköping County, Sweden
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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