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Healthcare Sector

Articles, news and analysis on growth businesses operating in the healthcare sector.

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Neoss raises £10 million

Dental implant company Neoss has completed a £10 million round of funding from venture capital firm MM Ventures, its sixth from the investor.

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AIM newcomer buys US medical billing specialist

CBaySystems, which offers business process outsourcing services to the US healthcare industry, has acquired US-based medical billing specialist AMSplus.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Healthcare enjoys deal bonanza

With the private sector increasingly taking over providing healthcare facilities, entrepreneurs and private equity firms are taking advantage of opportunities to make some serious cash.

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Chief executive buys CliniSys

A developer of software designed to support healthcare professionals has been bought by its chief executive. CliniSys, which specialises in laboratory information management systems, was sold to a team led by Fiona Pearson.

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System C breaks into private sector

System C Healthcare, a provider of IT services to the NHS, has expanded into the private healthcare market after acquiring IQ Systems Services.

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ISIS backs medical software developer

ISIS Equity Partners has continued its strategy of investing in healthcare and IT by buying ScriptSwitch, a developer of medical prescription software.

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US fund backs UK buy-out

The management team at an Oxfordshire-based manufacturer of healthcare equipment has bought the company after securing the backing of a US private equity firm.

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ISIS backs duo in medical company buy-out

Medical product distributor Williams Medical Supplies (WMS) has been bought by two of its directors.

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Sovereign backs purchase of homecare company

Homecare provider Complete Personal Assistance (CPA) has expanded its business following its acquisition of Paediatric Nursing Link (PNL) for £2.2 million.

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ImmuPharma plots reversal

Drug developer ImmuPharma, which is focusing its efforts on converting small peptides into clinically viable compounds, hopes to launch on AIM on Friday – after raising £2.2 million from investors with the aid of broker KBC Peel Hunt.

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Quester’s flu boost

A company in which technology specialist VCT manager Quester has invested stands to receive a boost from rising fears over a possible Avian flu outbreak. The investment group backed PowderMed via the Isis College Fund it manages, in an initial £20 million fundraising in May 2004.

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Noble buys Sitka

Specialist healthcare investor Sitka, founded by former Schroders venture capitalist Gerard Tardy and Dr Louis Nisbet, who built up quoted biotech Xenova, has been bought by Noble Fund Managers.