Private equity firm Quadria Capital has bought “a large minority stake” into Vietnamese operator FV Hospital, which is now planning to open new primary and outpatient care clinics across central and southern Vietnam. Healthcare Nova talks to Quadria’s co-founder Abrar Mir to find out more.
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WebMD looks at telehealth as shares soar 20% after US$2.8bn deal
US private equity firm KKR is to buy NASDAQ-listed health and wellness publisher WedMD Health Corporation through its portfolio company Internet Brands for US$2.8bn. WebMD is now keen to develop a telehealth platform.
August 1, 2017
Interview: Anand Narayan, managing partner, Creador India
Last month, Malaysia-based private equity house Creador invested in a healthcare services company - its first foray into the healthcare market. Healthcare Nova speaks to Anand Narayan, managing partner at Creador India, after it bought a 22% stake in Indian hospital chain Paras Healthcare for US$42m. Why did Creador want to invest in a company operating in some of India's poorest states?
July 31, 2017
American Spinal Clinic “to expand to Romania, Turkey and Spain in 2018”, says founder
Bulgarian spinal treatment specialist American Spinal Clinic, which launched its first clinic in Sofia last year, is to expand to Romania, Turkey and Spain in 2018 in a bid to attract more medical tourists.
July 28, 2017
Apollo Hospitals to add 2,000 beds in the next three years
Indian hospital chain Apollo Hospitals is planning to add 2,000 beds in the next three years to its existing 10,000-bed network, with a particular focus on specialty like cardiology and cancer. We speak to Raghava Rao, executive director of consultancy Camomile Healthcare Ventures.
July 27, 2017
Indonesian hospital chain Medikaloka Hermina to IPO
Indonesian hospital operator Medikaloka Hermina, which runs 25 hospitals across the country, is to IPO in mid-2018.
July 26, 2017
Mediclinic CEO to step down
South African hospital operator Mediclinic’s CEO, Danie Meintjes, is to retire by 31 July 2018.
July 25, 2017
Paras Healthcare sells 22% stake to PE firm Creador for US$42m
Paras Healthcare, an Indian hospital chain operating in central states, has raised US42m after selling a minority stake of 22% to Malaysian private equity firm Creador. We speak to CEO Dr Dharminder Nagar.
July 24, 2017
US fund invests in Spanish dental clinics
US fund Ares Management is to invest €50m into Institutos Odontológicos, a Spanish dental clinics chain.
July 24, 2017
Unilabs enters Portuguese radiology market
Pan-European diagnostics chain Unilabs is to complete its second acquisition in Portugal in less than a month. This time, it is buying clinical laboratory and radiology specialist Base Holding.
July 21, 2017
Spanish insurer-provider to open new hospital in Chile
Bupa-owned Spanish insurer-provider Sanitas is to open a new hospital in Santiago. The 460-bed facility will be the Bupa group’s largest hospital.
July 20, 2017
Swedish app KRY raises €20m for international expansion
Sweden-based telehealth app KRY has raised €20m to expand into new markets. The app, which lets patients access a doctor online, is already in Spain and Norway. Its CEO and co-founder Johannes Schildt talks to Healthcare Europa.
