Healthcare NZ pays $51.9M for rival Geneva Healthcare, posts drop in profit

Healthcare NZ pays $51.9M for rival Geneva Healthcare, posts drop in profit
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth April 3 (BusinessDesk) - Healthcare of New Zealand Holdings paid $51.9 million to buy rival Geneva Healthcare, giving the country's biggest provider of homecare support a bigger share of the Auckland market where it was under-represented.  Wellington-based Healthcare NZ, which counts Quadrant Private Equity as a 40 percent shareholder, completed the acquisition on Sept. 29, funding the deal with a $40 million bank loan, financial statements lodged with the Companies Office show. The loan covenants include interest cover and...