Apollo Home Healthcare Acquired by Sovereign Capital Partners — Healthcare M&A

Sovereign Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has acquired Apollo Home Healthcare, a specialist home health provider focused on complex care. The deal is described as a platform acquisition funded through Sovereign’s fifth fund, SCLP V, with financial terms undisclosed. Apollo, founded in 2014, operates a hub model with a central office in Wolverhampton and provides high-acuity healthcare-at-home services across the Midlands, North and East of England. The company employs more than 1,000 healthcare assistants and around 150 clinical and registered nurses, with relationships spanning more than half of England’s integrated care boards. Apollo’s founder Phil Burrows will move into an advisory and non-executive role, while Michael Kerins has been appointed executive chair.

Apollo delivers complex clinical support for children and adults with high-acuity needs, positioning it within the UK’s healthcare-at-home and community care market. The acquisition aligns with Sovereign’s stated intent to back growth in community-based healthcare, including geographic expansion and investment in people, technology and service delivery, as well as selective add-on acquisitions where they strengthen strategic value. Apollo’s footprint and commissioning relationships with integrated care boards support its role in enabling vulnerable patients to receive care safely in their homes.

The transaction is announced, and the expected close date was not provided. Sovereign’s investment will also support Apollo’s infrastructure build-out and ongoing capability development, while the leadership transition is intended to maintain continuity as the business scales.