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Triton Investments Advisers LLP and Bridgepoint Advisers Ltd on Friday both said they do not intend to make a firm offer for Spire Healthcare Group PLC. In January, the London-based private healthcare company named Bridgepoint Advisers, part of FTSE 100-listed Bridgepoint Group PLC, and Triton Investment Advisers, as two possible suitors for the firm. Talks with Bridgepoint and Triton, both London-based private equity firms, followed Spire’s announcement of a strategic review back in September. Late Thursday, Sky News reported that Bridgepoint was drawing up proposals for a formal offer for Spire worth £1 billion, or 230 pence per share. But on Friday, Bridgepoint said in a statement that while ‘grateful’ for the efforts of the Spire Healthcare board, it has been ‘unable to get sufficient confidence as to a transaction structure that would work for all stakeholders at this time.’ For its part, Triton simply said that ‘it does not intend to make a firm offer for Spire Healthcare.’ Formal offers were due to be made before Saturday’s bid deadline. Shares in Spire Healthcare closed 6.7% higher at 190.00 pence each in London on Friday, with both announcements coming after the market close. At the closing price on Friday, FTSE 250-listed Spire has a market value of £765 million. Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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