GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Sept. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The
acquisition of Legevisitten, announced on July 11, 2018, has now been approved by the
relevant county councils and the Swedish Competition Authority.
Following the approvals, Capio closes the acquisition as of today,
and includes Legevisitten in Capio Group as from September 1, 2018.
The acquisition increases Capio's capacity within geriatrics and
related services for the elderly in the Stockholm area and strengthens Capio's
position facing the geriatric free healthcare choice introduction
in Stockholm in 2019. The
acquisition also adds about 82,000 listed patients to Capio's base
of recurring listed patients, which further supports Capio's
digi-physical offering with digital consultations and a broad
network of physical primary care units. Including the acquired
units, Capio now has close to 900,000 listed patients and about 100
physical primary care centers across 13 counties and regions in
Sweden.
The acquisition of Legevisitten is expected to be accretive on
an earnings per share basis from 2019. Please refer to the press
release of July 11, 2018 for more
information about Legevisitten and the transaction.
Contact:
Kristina
Ekeblad
IR manager
Telephone: +46-708-31-19-40
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