Private equity firm Kester has announced the first and final close of its fourth fund, Kester Capital Fund IV at its hard cap of £425 million.

Anchor, with the support of PRP, has secured planning permission for an extension to Cardamom Court in the London Borough of Newham, delivering new affordable extra care apartments.

Doncaster, Yorkshire-based healthcare technology company Tunstall Healthcare has appointed Paul Adams as chief executive.

The government has stated that its proposed new neighbourhood health centres will be delivered through a combination of public-private partnerships and public investment.

The UK’s private health and social care sector is expanding as the NHS increasingly partners with independent providers to reduce waiting times.

Care provider Milewood has acquired Beech Cliffe, which operates two specialist care homes in Rotherham, South Yorkshire: Beech Cliffe and Beech Cliffe Grange.

Kooth, a provider of digital mental health services, has acquired Oakland, California-headquartered paediatric digital health company Kismet Health’s telehealth platform.

Lanas Healthcare Technology, a new global healthcare technology platform headquartered in Dublin, has officially launched following its acquisition of Clanwilliam Group.