Marlowe plc Acquires Optima Health Group for £135 million
January 20, 2022
Marlowe plc has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Optima Health Group Limited for £135 million, funded mainly via a proposed placing of new shares. Optima, headquartered in Redditch, is a leading UK provider of technology-enabled occupational health and employee wellbeing services with c.1,000 employees and strong recurring revenues; Marlowe expects the deal to be accretive and to generate at least £2m of synergies in the first 12 months.
- Buyers
- Marlowe plc
- Targets
- Optima Health Group Limited
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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