Health Partners Announces Partnership with Warburg Pincus to Support Next Phase of Growth
Health Partners, the UK’s leading provider of B2B occupational healthcare services, today announced a partnership with Warburg Pincus, the pioneer of private equity global growth investing. Co-founders Andrew Noble and Dr. Alasdair Emslie will continue to lead the business, and together with the entire management team, are fully committed to the company’s long-term growth, development and vision to build the undisputed #1 integrated employee health provider in the UK.
Health Partners, founded in 2016 and headquartered in the UK, is a full-service occupational health provider delivering end-to-end solutions covering the full absenteeism management value chain including assessment, treatment, and prevention. The company supports over 700 private and public sector clients, operating across all markets in the UK and Ireland.
Together with Warburg Pincus, as a technology-focused growth partner with decades-long experience in the healthcare services sector, Health Partners will accelerate its investment in innovation — particularly in areas such as proprietary IT systems, digital health services and data-enabled service delivery – to maintain the highest standards of clinical care whilst continuing its strong growth trajectory.
Co-founders Andrew Noble, Chief Executive Officer, and Dr Alasdair Emslie, Chief Medical Officer, of Health Partners, commented:
“We created Health Partners to make a difference to people: our colleagues and clients’ employees alike. By putting people first, we want to show how occupational health can be done better and have a real, lasting impact on people’s lives. We are thrilled to partner with Warburg Pincus for this exciting phase of growth as we continue to advance workplace healthcare to make a measurable difference to the quality of people's health and wellbeing.”
Max Fowinkel, Managing Director and Head of Europe Technology, Warburg Pincus, commented:
“Andrew, Alasdair and the team have a tremendous track record and have successfully built Health Partners from the ground up into the exceptional business it is today. Warburg Pincus shares Health Partners’ vision to create the UK’s #1 integrated employee health provider. We are delighted to partner with this entrepreneurial team and, together, we will accelerate the company’s next phase of growth and technology innovation with the ultimate goal to make the life and health of many millions of UK employees better.”
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About Health Partners
Health Partners Group Limited is the UK’s leading corporate health and wellbeing provider. Established in 2016, the business has grown to support hundreds of clients, and more than three million employees, across the UK.
Today, the business employs over 1,300 clinicians and support staff, who are continually innovating and expanding Health Partners’ services to help organisations improve and safeguard the health of their employees.
Absence from work is a significant cost to businesses and families. Health Partners provides support to employees and their employers, with a range of treatment services to support employees’ health at work. These include mental health services, physiotherapy, health screenings, wellbeing, neurodiversity coaching, onsite primary care and laboratory services.
About Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus LLC is the pioneer of private equity global growth investing. A private partnership since 1966, the firm has the flexibility and experience to focus on helping investors and management teams achieve enduring success across market cycles. Today, the firm has more than $87 billion in assets under management, and more than 220 companies in their active portfolio, diversified across stages, sectors, and geographies. Warburg Pincus has invested in more than 1,000 companies across its private equity, real estate, and capital solutions strategies.
The firm is headquartered in New York with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Mauritius, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.warburgpincus.com or follow us on LinkedIn.