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ARCHIMED Acquires Direct Healthcare Group from NorthEdge

December 12, 2019

Medical Devices

ARCHIMED, a European healthcare-focused private equity firm, has acquired Direct Healthcare Group (DHG) from NorthEdge Capital. ARCHIMED plans to support DHG's international expansion and continued buy-and-build strategy across Europe, providing significant committed capital for future acquisitions.

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.

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.

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.

Lucid Group Acquires HealthCare21

September 12, 2019

Healthcare Services

Lucid Group, backed by private equity partner LDC, has acquired HealthCare21, a 23-year-old healthcare communications consultancy. The add-on expands Lucid's scientific, editorial and digital capabilities and increases its footprint in the North West of the United Kingdom while supporting broader international reach.