Two British healthcare firms to be sold in deals worth combined £2bn
by Joanna Partridge from on (#5J9F9)
Private equity firm Carlyle to buy Vectura while Ramsay Health Care has bid accepted for Spire hospitals
Two British healthcare companies have been snapped up in deals worth a combined 2bn.
The British pharmaceutical company Vectura Group, which is developing a pioneering inhaled treatment for Covid-19, has agreed a 958m takeover by Carlyle Group as it looks set to become the latest in a long line of UK businesses snapped up by private equity during the pandemic.
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