Spire Healthcare
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Spire Healthcare is a large British
healthcare organisation with 37 hospitals in the UK, and the second largest private hospital group in the UK. It was formed when private equity
firm Cinven
acquired Bupa Hospitals
in 2007.
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healthcare organisation with 37 hospitals in the UK, and the second largest private hospital group in the UK. It was formed when private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
firm Cinven
Cinven
Cinven is a British private equity firm founded in 1977 with offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Hong Kong. Currently, the company has raised four funds, with the last one signing up €6.5 billion...
acquired Bupa Hospitals
Bupa
Bupa is a large British healthcare organisation, with bases on three continents and more than ten million customers in over 200 countries. It is a private healthcare company, in direct contrast to the UK's National Health Services, which are tax-funded healthcare systems and do not require private...
in 2007.