State of UK buy-and-build, Autumn 2026 · Optometry / Optician
UK optometry / optician consolidation: Autumn 2026
Buy-and-build platforms have made at least 28 UK deals in optometry / optician since January 2022, as filed at Companies House, by 4 different platforms, 2 of them buying in the last twelve months.
Deals per year
Source: ExitRadar analysis of Companies House filings. Free to reuse with attribution to ExitRadar.
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A deal is a change of control filed on the register of people with significant control, from a company's individual owners to a buy-and-build platform; two companies bought on one day count once. Asset purchases and deals outside the UK are missed, so every count is a floor. Full method and the cross-sector report.
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