PHP’s buyout of Assura faces CMA freeze as key deadline looms
By Jon Menon ( August 11, 2025, 08:53 GMT | Comment) -- Primary Health Properties has been served with a freeze order as the UK antitrust regulator reviews its planned 1.79 billion-pound acquisition of rival British medical infrastructure provider Assura. But there’s a slight chance that the regulator may not need to look at the deal, because the buyout offer has so far struggled to record enough formal acceptances from shareholders.Primary Health Properties has been served with a freeze order as the UK antitrust regulator reviews its planned 1.79 billion-pound ($2.41 billion) acquisition of rival British medical infrastructure provider Assura....
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