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August 22, 2023

Babylon hopes to secure a buyer by Friday as deadline to submit bids passes

The company is carrying out an “accelerated bidding process”, according to a letter sent to prospective buyers

Troubled healthtech Babylon is hoping to wrap up the sale of its UK business by Friday after a proposed merger fell through, forcing the company to shut down its US business.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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