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Optima Health to acquire Care first
Optima Health to acquire Care first, a leading provider of mental health services, for a net consideration of £15,000, adding c.£3.7 million revenue to the GroupAcquisition provides Optima with increased scale in its Mental Health division and will complement its existing Employee Assistance Programme (“EAP”) service offering, bringing over 1,000 new customers, and c.40 employeesAligns with strategy of consolidating margin accretive businesses in areas with significant existing expertise, creati
About this update from Optima Health Plc
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