Global law firm Ashurst Perkins Coie is advising Darblay Capital on the £1.026 billion takeover of Spire Healthcare Group plc by Tulip UK Bidco Limited. Darblay Capital is acting as financial adviser to Tulip UK Bidco Limited.
Spire is a leading, independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, operating 38 hospitals and over 55 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland with a strong presence in Mental Health Talking Therapies and Occupational Health delivery. Spire shares are admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and it is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. Tulip UK Bidco Limited is a newly formed company to be indirectly owned by a consortium of investors including Toscafund, Three Hills and Ares.
The Ashurst Perkins Coie team is being led by Tom Mercer and Tim Rennie, with senior associates Millie Gibbs, Colin Bugler and Greg Scott, assisted by associates Marisa Muramatsu, Lucy Garrett, Lucrezia Lawrance and Tom Segev.
