Insight and data-driven health technology provider acquires electronic tracking and traceability solutions provider

Aliter has confirmed its portfolio company Athera Healthcare has acquired Newgate Technology, a provider of healthcare software solutions for patient management and inventory traceability in clinical environments.  

Based near Edinburgh, Newgate supports hospitals and healthcare facilities across the UK and Ireland. The company’s hospital management systems offer a wide range of benefits with minimal disruption to hospital processes. Newgate has also developed a suite of specialist software to track and trace surgical instruments and to monitor and benefit the management of  operating theatres and emergency treatment procedures.

The acquisition of Newgate represents Aliter’s third investment within the Athera Healthcare group, which aims to create a UK-based healthcare-focused software and data analytics business.

Gordon Cooper, CEO, Athera Healthcare, said: “Newgate’s technology systems, alongside their specialist skills, knowledge and experience are a great complementary fit for our current business. In becoming part of the Athera Healthcare Group, they strengthen both the depth and range of our proposition and further investment in the business going forward will maximise its outstanding potential.”

Newgate’s managing director Adam Watson and his senior team will continue in their current roles and work closely with the management team at Athera Healthcare to develop the business.

Greig Brown, Aliter partner said, “The acquisition of Newgate Technology supports Aliter’s strategy of developing a scaled, UK provider of healthcare technology solutions. The team at Aliter is excited to work with Athera in the next phase of its development, especially in the field of data insights for the benefit of population health.”