Stay Informed on Corporate Sustainability

Author: Archie Villaflores

US medtech firm Avanos Medical has agreed to be acquired by American Industrial Partners in a deal valuing the Georgia-headquartered company at $1.27bn. Stockholders will receive $25 per share, representing a 72.1% premium over the closing stock price on 13 April 2026.

Author: Archie Villaflores

York-headquartered animal health company Animalcare Group has agreed to a £235.2m take-private acquisition by private equity firm Charterhouse Capital Partners. The deal represents a 36% premium to Animalcare's closing share price on 15 April 2026.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Swedish medtech firm Amferia has signed a distribution agreement with Irish animal health company Interchem (Ireland) Ltd to bring its peptide-based wound dressings to the Irish veterinary market. The partnership targets availability from Spring 2026.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Lisburn-based digital health company Cirdan has secured a £4 million venture debt facility with London investment firm Salica Investments to support international expansion. The deal forms part of a wider £12.9 million funding package announced last month.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Casting back to one of the finalists of the Private Healthcare Awards 2025, Better at Home was shortlisted for the Homecare Provider of the Year category for a disability and outreach care model that prioritised close, personal client relationships and individualised service delivery from the moment the organisation was established. As the Private Healthcare Awards 2026 draws closer, the provider's rapid growth without compromise to the quality of its person-centred care sets a notable standard for the organisations now entering the next awards cycle.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Ireland's €9.25 billion National Development Plan health commitment creates a once-in-a-generation infrastructure horizon for the private healthcare sector. Providers who align their investment cycles with the NDP's surgical, elective, and digital priorities will shape the next decade of Irish healthcare delivery.

Author: Archie Villaflores

US women's health medtech company Hologic has appointed José Almeida as CEO following the completion of an $18.3b (€15.4b) take-private deal by Blackstone and TPG. Almeida joins from Baxter, where he led a major strategic repositioning of the business.

Author: Archie Villaflores

LegitScript and Google have expanded their healthcare advertising certification programme to cover pharmacies in India and telemedicine providers in New Zealand. The move extends a compliance framework already active across eight markets globally.

Author: Archie Villaflores

UK healthcare recruitment firm Falcon Greencare has launched in Andover, Hampshire, with plans to expand into regulated home care provision within six months. The business is led by experienced healthcare recruitment entrepreneur Pamela Bruce.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Galway-based medtech firm Neurent Medical has raised €62.5m in an oversubscribed Series C round to accelerate commercial expansion of its NEUROMARK chronic rhinitis treatment device. MVM Partners led the financing, with Sofinnova Partners joining as a new investor.