ARCHIMED Acquires Direct Healthcare Group from NorthEdge

ARCHIMED-backed Direct Healthcare Group Acquires Patient Handling Europe from Handicare

April 9, 2020

Medical Devices

Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), a portfolio company of ARCHIMED, has acquired the Patient Handling Europe division from Swedish-listed Handicare in a carve-out transaction. The add-on expands DHG's product range and geographic footprint across Europe and supports the firm's buy-and-build strategy to become a pan‑European leader in mobility-related medical devices and solutions.

Direct Healthcare Group Acquires United Care BV

March 24, 2021

Medical Devices

UK-based Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), backed and financed by healthcare private equity firm ARCHIMED (MED Platform I), has acquired Netherlands-headquartered United Care BV. The deal is DHG's sixth add-on in 12 months and, together with a recent Talley Group purchase, will boost DHG's revenues by more than €30 million to over €100 million; the acquisition was financed with a mix of debt and equity.

Direct Healthcare Group (ARCHIMED) Acquires Talley Group

March 3, 2021

Medical Devices

Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), a portfolio company of ARCHIMED's MED Platform I, has acquired UK-based Talley Group in an equity-only transaction financed by ARCHIMED. The deal expands DHG's product offering in pressure-care, wound-therapy and mobility solutions and accelerates its pan-European buy-and-build strategy.

Rhône Acquires Invacare Europe and Direct Healthcare Group to Create DHCare

January 30, 2026

Medical Devices

Rhône has completed acquisitions of Invacare Holdings S.ar.l. (Invacare Europe & APAC) and Direct Healthcare Group (DHG) through vehicles held by its Fund VI and combined the businesses to form DHCare, a London‑headquartered medical device platform. The transaction closed January 30, 2026; ARCHIMED will retain a minority stake in the newly formed company, which expands the combined product portfolio across mobility, seating, pressure‑care, patient handling and rental/services.

Direct Healthcare Group (DHG) Acquires Sweden's GATE Rehab Development AB

March 3, 2020

Medical Devices

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.

ARCHIMED Acquires Majority Stake in Cube (Cube Biotech)

November 3, 2021

Biotechnology

Transatlantic healthcare private equity firm ARCHIMED has purchased a majority stake in Monheim, Germany-based Cube (Cube Biotech), a specialist provider of high-purity, stable membrane proteins for drug discovery. ARCHIMED will support Cube's US market expansion and broaden its product and service offering organically and via acquisitions while Cube's founding management remain significant shareholders and continue to lead the business.