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

The long-running takeover battle for Assura has taken a decisive turn after Primary Health Properties declared its offer for the healthcare property firm had reached a key milestone.

PHP has received enough valid acceptances of its offer for shares in Assura, the Altrincham-based healthcare property business. Shareholders with 2,049,296,826 worth of Assura Shares, representing ...

Thanks to a major turnaround for Maya, PLDT posted a core income of Php 17.6 billion for the first half of 2025.

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

The PHP offer is open until August 12 to Assura shareholders. Under the terms of the increased PHP offer, Assura shareholders will receive 0.3865 of a new PHP share and 12.5 pence in cash.

PHP shares were down 0.2% to 95.40p in London on Thursday, while they were down 2.8% to ZAR22.61 in Johannesburg. By Artwell Dlamini, Alliance News senior reporter South Africa ...