HCD Economics

HCD Economics

Sale to Prime Global

HURST Corporate Finance advised the shareholders of HCD Economics on its sale to medical communications business Prime Global.

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Role

Lead Advisor

Service

Selling

Sector

Business Services

HCD based at Daresbury, Cheshire, with offices in Poland and Spain, is a team of around 50.

HCD focus on health economics and outcomes research and real-world evidence, conducting disease research and burden of illness studies to address health technology assessment and health economic evidence needs for market access, pricing and reimbursement across the UK, key European markets and the United States.

HCD works with academic institutions, including the University of Chester, charities, patient advocates, clinicians, local and national health services and the pharmaceutical industry to inform and support healthcare decision-making.

HURST was appointed to represent us and assist in the negotiation and completion of our deal and proved a great asset to our team, being always accessible for queries no matter how complex, and enabling us to focus on other areas of the deal and the day-to-day running of the business.
Paul Johnston, CFO at HCD Economics

Prime Global, which is based in Knutsford, Cheshire, provides the world’s leading biotech, pharma and healthcare businesses with full-service professional communications, including healthcare strategy and consultancy, scientific and medical communications, consumer health, patient services and market access.

Founded in 1997 by chief executive and managing director Graeme Peterson, it comprises a number of agencies and consultancies and employs over 300 people across the UK and US.

“HCD Economics and Prime Global are both focused on improving patients’ lives. Combining HCD’s evidence generation and analytic expertise with our specialist medical, patient, and payer communications skills will strengthen our support to clients, helping ensure patients have timely access to innovative treatments. I am excited to see the synergies we will create as our new partnership unfolds."

Graeme Peterson, CEO at Prime Global
Graeme Peterson, CEO at Prime Global
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