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New chief of mental health chain to offer broader range of treatments across UK
£1bn sale to private equity firm Waterland financed through sale and leaseback of 40 hospitals
Acadia has been trying to offload UK’s biggest mental healthcare business for more than a year
US owner Acadia confirms it has received several initial bids for UK group
Disposal worth £300m comes after inquiry by UK competition watchdog
BC Partners, Carlyle and Apax to submit final bids for the healthcare facilities
Watchdog concerned merger will raise prices for local authorities and NHS
Acadia Healthcare buys 322 facilities, including clinic in Roehampton, London, for cash and shares
Some see ‘self-medication’ to boost performance as a problem, others as a solution
Business being urged to increase awareness of employees’ mental health problems
Care home group talks to other possible buyers
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