A Bolton based private healthcare provider has been sold off for an undisclosed sum. ABL Health, based on at the Royal Bolton Hospital site on Redgate Way Farnworth , works with services like alcohol reduction advice, advice to stop smoking and mental health support. The Manchester based Foresight Group has now sold the company to Bay Tree Private Equity.
ABL chair Chris Jessop said: “ABL is a genuinely values-driven business , making a huge and important contribution to addressing health inequalities in the community. “Both myself and the management team have been very appreciative of the support that Foresight has provided to foster ABL’s impressive growth over the last few years and wish the business continued success in the future.” The company has been sold off by the Foresight Group (Image: Influential) Foresight first invested in the Bolton company in 2018 to help its management team, led by CEO Denise Leslie, expand its regional coverage and its range of services.
Since 2018 various new jobs have been created at the company and by the end of 2023 ABL had added more than 160 people to its staff. This has meant that ABL is now a leading company in the community health sector and has increased its total number of clients in the past two years. These clients have been across the various sectors the company works in, including weight loss, improving physical activity, quitting smoking, and attending alcohol intervention sessions.
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