New figures show that three units of Irish-based drug giant UDG Healthcare received payments totalling over €112m from the HSE in 2013.

UDG Healthcare is actively looking at further bolt-on acquisition prospects to boost its contract sales outsourcing business in the US.

A businessman caught with 16,000 UGG-style boots and over 200 loose UGG labels denied breaching the Trademarks Act and said: “I thought about it definitely but I did not do it.”

Irish-based diversified healthcare services group UDG Healthcare will continue its acquisition-led growth strategy, after seeing recent purchases contribute to a bumper set of annual results.

UDG Healthcare has raised more than €80m for deleveraging and further investment purposes through the sale of its share of a UK-based drug distribution business.

UDG Healthcare has expanded the capabilities of its global healthcare communications division via an €18m acquisition of a public relations firm.

UDG Healthcare has significantly upped its earnings forecast for its current financial year, on the back of a strong first-half showing.

Diversified medical services group UDG Healthcare is set to become a global leader in the healthcare communications sector via the purchase of part of UK company, KnowledgePoint360, for more than €100m.

Diversified medical services group UDG Healthcare, headquartered in Dublin, has reached agreement to sell its non-core unlicensed medicines business to an American buyer for nearly €29m.

Management bonuses at UDG Healthcare were cut by nearly 60% last year, despite the group delivering a strong financial performance.

Pharmaceutical wholesaler United Drug said it expects double-digit growth in profits for the first half of 2006.