General Healthcare / Covenant Health / Transform Holdings

OFT closed case: Completed acquisition by General Healthcare Group (GHG) of Abbey Hospitals.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 9 November 2010

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
• Closed: 9 November 2010

Completed acquisition by General Healthcare Group (GHG) of 4 hospitals (Abbey Hospitals) previously ultimately controlled by the Covenant Healthcare Group; and the completed acquisition of joint control over Transform Holdings Ltd.

Full text of the decision

UIL acceptance decision

Undertakings in lieu of reference

Released from undertakings decision: 3 May 2011

Published 9 November 2010