IK buys GHD from Barclays

IK Investment Partners has acquired GHD Gesundheits GmbH from Barclays Private Equity in a secondary buyout.

GHD is a nationwide homecare provider in Germany, focusing on ostomy, enteral and parenteral nutrition and oncology.

IK has been growing its healthcare portfolio, adding Colloseum Dental earlier this year, and GHD is its latest addition in the sector.

GHD expects annual revenues to approach €300m by the end of 2010.

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