Services Approach Our People International Client Resources More Home Services Healthcare Healthcare The Healthcare Group is a cross-departmental team of specialists with extensive experience of advising healthcare businesses on a wide range of matters including: business restructures, sales and acquisitions property sales/purchases employment issues registration with/regulation by the CQC investigations (internal and those involving the Police, CQC and local authority regulators) inquest law (including providing specialist representation at the Coroner’s Court) medical device regulation. We have a particular focus on the care/retirement living and medical devices sectors, acting for a number of the major national and international operators in those areas, but also act for a wide range of clients in the wider healthcare space. We have focussed on healthcare for a number of years and invested time in understanding the sector and its drivers and building relationships with individuals and organisations across it. The knowledge and connections acquired through this puts us in a position to provide value added support to clients. In the increasingly complex and challenging environment in which you operate you need advisers who have the market experience and technical skills to provide focussed commercial advice and who can anticipate issues before they arise. We are here. Read our latest Healthcare publications here Read our latest Healthcare press releases here For any queries relating to the Healthcare sector, please contact Jo Stephenson or Claire Burrows. Read more on how we can help We advised on the US $180 million sale of Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd to US giant, Perrigo Company. We have been… more Related Publications Is Long COVID a long term problem for employers? 18 August 2021 Read More Implementing “no jab, no job” in care homes – the latest guidance 18 August 2021 Read More Public procurement update: Covid-19, conflicts of interest and proposed reform 16 June 2021 Read More All related publications Our Specialists Supporting you as a trusted adviser We advised on the US $180 million sale of Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Ltd to US giant, Perrigo Company. We have been trusted advisers to Rosemont on all areas of its day-to-day business since its original acquisition by Close Brothers Private Equity. We have advised on strategic technology arrangements, manufacturing and supply chain arrangements, new product development projects involving marketing authorisation applications to the MHRA. We advise in a common sense, pragmatic and innovative way that reflects our client’s aims and objectives. Project managing complex transactions We advised on a cross-jurisdictional launch of a US medical device product in the UK. The advice included all elements from the licensing in of the technology, scale up and manufacturing arrangements to the distribution channels to cement the European supply chain. It involved advising on intellectual property protection issues around the key patent and the associated brand platform from which the product was to be launched. The advice formed a co-ordinated response from our Intellectual Property, Commercial Contracts, and Regulatory & Compliance Teams. Achieving results We advised on the original spin-out of Avacta Group plc from the University of Leeds and various fundraisings, including its £15 million placing and admission to AIM and subsequent acquisitions in shares in Yorktest Veterinary Services Limited, Theragenetics Limited, Oxford Medical Diagnostics Limited, Reactivlab Limited and Aptuscan Limited. Having been involved from its inception, we have a full understanding of the business and have helped it grow and develop. We continue to advise on the day-to-day business arrangements involved in the ongoing provision of diagnostic services and global distribution of diagnostic equipment. Value creators We provide IT advice in the social care arena to both suppliers and customers including one of the largest social care technology solution providers. The client’s system is used by NHS Primary Care Trusts, hospitals and affiliated education and youth organisations solutions to assist professionals to coordinate joint activities for children and adults with complex needs. Our support includes guidance on licensing of their products to customers and the associated background sub-contracting arrangements to implement their solutions. "We have worked with Walker Morris on all areas of our business for over 12 years. They are like an extension to the team and their knowledge and experience in the pharmaceutical industry sector ensures that we always get value added advice." Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Related Areas Project Finance Regulatory & Compliance Retirement Living Downloads Download Healthcare Leaflet PDF - 252 KB Awards & Recognition Related News Walker Morris advises Avacta on ground-breaking agreement for COVID-19 antigen test View All News Related Publication Is Long COVID a long term problem for employers? 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