Primary Health Properties pulled off a rare upset in the world of U.K. M&A, fending off a private equity heavyweight takeover ...

Investors in NHS landlord Assura have voted to accept a bid from its London-listed rival Primary Health Properties, bringing ...

Shareholders of NHS landlord Assura have voted to combine with its UK-listed rival Primary Health Properties in a £1.8bn deal, defeating a KKR-led consortium in a closely watched takeover battle. The ...

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has defeated a US private equity giant in the battle for control of a GP surgery owner.

Primary Health Properties said on Tuesday it had secured acceptances for 62.9% of Assura shares in its takeover bid for the British healthcare real estate investor, a rare show of investor support in ...

Private equity giant KKR hasn’t given up on its bid for healthcare property business Assura and says the current preferred ...

The long-running takeover battle for Assura has taken a decisive turn after Primary Health Properties declared its offer for ...

The US private equity giant’s $2 bln bid for Assura lost out to domestic rival PHP’s. Keeping the UK healthcare landlord public is a rare win for London. But deal-specific factors look to have been ...

Primary Health Properties Plc has prevailed in the fiercely contested takeover battle for rival landlord Assura Plc, a watershed deal that saw shareholders reject a cash offer from private equity in ...

Recent health news highlights shareholder decisions affecting the UK's Assura and Italy's Mediobanca, trust issues at the US ...

Earlier, Andrew Saunders at Shore Capital commented that the announcement from KKR “lacks any real substance” and that “PHP remains well placed to clear the 50% hurdle acceptance required” given what ...

Primary Health Properties’ £1.8bn offer for the Altrincham-headquartered healthcare landlord has become unconditional, defeating a rival bid from a KKR-led consortium.