Spire Healthcare Group plc Acquires Vita Health Group Limited

Toscafund, Three Hills and Ares Consortium Agrees to Acquire Spire Healthcare for £1.03 Billion

September 11, 2026

Healthcare Services

Spire Healthcare Group has agreed to be acquired by a consortium of funds managed by Toscafund Asset Management, Three Hills and Ares in a deal valuing the UK private healthcare operator at about £1.026 billion. The consortium will pay 250 pence per Spire share, representing a 66% premium to the company’s market capitalization on May 13, and shareholders holding about 53.4% have agreed to support the offer.

Bain Capital to Acquire Vitabiotics and the VB Group

July 27, 2026

Healthcare Services

Bain Capital agreed to acquire Vitabiotics, the UK’s leading vitamin company, along with the wider VB Group, including Meyer Organics in India and operations in Africa (including VB Egypt). The deal is intended to support Vitabiotics’ next phase of planned rapid international growth, with the UK expected to remain central to its brand and innovation and no immediate changes to day-to-day operations.

Marlowe plc Acquires Optima Health Group for £135 million

January 20, 2022

Healthcare Services

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.

Vision Healthcare Acquires Vitamaze GmbH

November 26, 2021

E-Commerce

Vision Healthcare has acquired 100% of Vitamaze GmbH, a Heidelberg-based e-commerce seller of vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements that primarily sells via Amazon marketplaces and e-pharma channels. The acquisition is an add-on to Vision Healthcare’s pan‑European D2C platform to strengthen its Amazon and e‑pharmacy capabilities and accelerate growth across Southern Europe.

Northgate Public Services (NEC) Acquires Vantage Health

June 10, 2021

Healthcare Services

Northgate Public Services (NPS), a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has acquired Vantage Health to integrate its 'Rego' referral-management solution into NPS's healthcare offerings. The acquisition aims to reduce patient waiting times and strengthen NPS/NEC Software Solutions' preventative and outpatient transformation capabilities across the U.K. NHS.

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Acquires Viamed Salud

October 20, 2020

Healthcare Services

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6) has acquired Spanish private healthcare group Viamed Salud from a consortium of private investors. Viamed Salud operates a network of acute hospitals, convalescence centres and outpatient clinics across multiple Spanish regions; Macquarie said the investment targets long-term growth driven by an ageing population and expansion of private healthcare in Spain.