CMS Cameron McKenna’s Healthcare Group is the market leader in the sector. The team was shortlisted as the 'Best Legal Team in Healthcare' at the HealthInvestor Awards 2008 and is headed by Corporate Partners Jason Zemmel and David Day.
The Healthcare Group is comprised of more than 50 dedicated, specialist lawyers and its clients include the operators of private hospitals, dentists, care homes, ISTCs, PFI sponsors and lenders and specialist service providers.
The Group is widely regarded as the best 'one stop shop' for healthcare and has advised on the full range of matters, from complex M&A transactions to commercial contracts, PFI / PPP work, and regulatory matters.
The Partners in the team are recognised as experts in their field.
Relevant experience includes advising:
Nuffield Health on:
- Nine hospitals to General Healthcare Group
- The sale of Hull hospital to the local NHS trust
- The acquisition of Cannons Gyms
- The recent sale of its mobile theatre business (Vanguard)
LGV Capital on:
- The acquisition of 9 BUPA hospitals
- The acquisition and disposal of Integrated Dental Holdings
- The acquisition of The Laboratory of Government Chemist
Also advising:
- Duke Street Capital on the £322m sale of Paragon Healthcare (now Voyage)
- Voyage on its general commercial affairs
- Classic Hospitals, Spire Healthcare, General Healthcare Group and Ramsay Health Care on various commercial and corporate transactions
- Several healthcare clients on PMI agreements, MRI contracts, ISTCs, IT systems (including the Connecting For Health Programme) competition matters, outsourcing, Care Quality Commission issues, HSSU issues, sale and lease backs, opco/propco splits and consultants incentive schemes
- Sovereign Capital on the acquisition of three fostering businesses by National Fostering Agency
- Clinicenta in relation to various independent sector treatment centre projects including in the north of London and Hertfordshire
- HBoS and Heleba as funders to the John Laing/CBA/Interserve consortium on Pembury (Tunbridge Wells) Hospital PFI Project
- Local authorities in respect of Ealing Care Homes and Richmond Upon Thames Residential Care Homes