Health group completes acquisition of established rival to expand reach
ExamWorks UK, the Bolton-based provider of medico-legal services, health assessments and rehabilitation treatment, has announced the acquisition of Unity Health Group (UHG) for an undisclosed sum.
Brought together in 2017 and made up of Rehabilitation Direct, MLAS and Pure Physiotherapy, Sheffield-based UHG supports the NHS and primary care providers, insurers and both claimant and defendant solicitors, by providing high quality rehabilitation, pain management and medical expert administration services.
UHG employs more than 500 people and has an extended network of in excess of 600 industry professionals.
Following the acquisition, Phin Robinson will assume the role of Managing Director for the UHG Group and will work collaboratively over the coming months with ExamWorks UK’s health sector divisional Managing Directors, Maria Hardwidge (Premex Group) and Ian Scanlan (UKIM) to deliver growth across the UHG group and maximise the synergies between the services offered across ExamWorks UK.
Mike Cutler, ExamWorks UK CEO, said: “UHG is an attractive business with a diversified portfolio and a real focus on clinical quality. The synergies between both groups are evident and we now have a fantastic opportunity to collaborate and innovate to the benefit of our valued colleagues and customers.”
Phin Robinson, founder of Pure Physiotherapy and now Managing Director of UHG, said: “Our biggest asset is our people. At every level of our organisation we foster a collaborative, can-do approach to customer service and getting the best out of each other.
“When choosing the right buyer for our business, culture was incredibly important to us and ExamWorks UK felt like the perfect fit. We’ve been working with ExamWorks UK for over 15 years and are confident that they are the right people to help us achieve our goals. It’s business as usual for the time being, but we’re really excited about what the future holds.”
ExamWorks UK received legal advice from Pinsent Masons and worked with Grant Thornton on the financial aspects of the deal. UHG was advised by Hentons (corporate finance and accountancy/tax), Gravitate Accounting (accountancy and finance) and Hill Dickinson (legal).
