Capio is one of the leading healthcare

Health care

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 providers in Europe

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. It provides healthcare and diagnostics

Diagnosis

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 services for public

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 and private

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 customers in Sweden

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, Norway

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, Denmark

Denmark

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, Finland

Finland

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, France

France

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, the United Kingdom

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, Germany

Germany

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, Spain

Spain

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 and Portugal

Portugal

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. The Capio Group has an annual turnover rate of approximately SEK

Swedish krona

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 13,000 million (EUR

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 1,400 million). It comprises more than 100 operating units with some 15,000 employees.

In November 2006, Capio was acquired by Opica AB, indirectly jointly owned by funds advised by Apax Partners Worldwide LLP

Apax Partners

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, Nordic Capital

Nordic Capital

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 Fund VI and funds advised or managed by Apax Partners SA. Capio was delisted from the Stockholm Stock Exchange

Stockholm Stock Exchange

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on November 17, 2006.

In 2008, Capio was divided into two independent companies, Capio and Unilabs. Capio Diagnostics with laboratory and radiology services becomes Unilabs, Capio continues as a healthcare company.