10:13 AM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Blackstone (BX) is one of multiple private-equity firms weighing a potential offer for UnitedHealth Group's ( UNH ) Optum UK operation, Sky News reported Friday, citing a private-equity source.

Blackstone and UnitedHealth ( UNH ) did not immediately reply to requests for comment from MT Newswires.

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