Dubai: NMC Health, the London-listed UAE health-care group, reported on Tuesday a double digit increase in net profit for 2014.

Net profit increased 12.1 per cent to $77.5 million (Dh284.7 million) for the 12 months ending December 31 compared to $69.1 million a year earlier. Revenue rose 16.9 per cent to $643.9 million compared to $550.9 million a year ago.

NMC also announced it has agreed to acquire a 86.4 per cent of Spain’s Clinica Eugin for €143 million.