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UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Spire Healthcare, Britain’s largest private hospital operator, agreed to a £1.03 billion takeover by an investor group led by Toscafund Asset Management.
  • The offer values Spire at 250 pence per share and includes hospitals in Sheffield and south London.
  • The deal comes amid concerns about the expanding role of private providers in Britain’s NHS.

Britain’s biggest private hospital operator has agreed to a £1 billion takeover by a hedge fund manager known in the City as “the Rottweiler” for his aggressive business tactics.

Spire Healthcare accepted a 250 pence-a-share offer from an investor group led by Toscafund Asset Management. The deal values the company at £1.03 billion.

Spire owns the Claremont hospital in Sheffield and St Anthony’s hospital in south London. The takeover is taking place amid fears about the creeping privatisation of the NHS.

the Rottweiler

· Not specifiedA nickname used for the Toscafund founder, referring to his aggressive business tactics.
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