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India’s Sun Pharma eyes US women’s health pharma company Organon for $10 billion

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, India’s largest drugmaker by market value and revenue, is reportedly looking to acquire US-based Organon, a company focused on women’s health medicines and devices in a deal that could be worth around $10 billion in enterprise value.  If completed, this would be the largest cross-border acquisition by an Indian pharmaceutical company. 

KKR and GIC struggling to sell Filipino hospital chain Metro Pacific for $3 billion

The sale process for Filipino hospital chain Metro Pacific Hospital Group has stalled due to price misalignment. US private equity firm KKR and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC haven't managed to sell their joint 80% stake at the $3 billion + valuation they were targeting in 2024. The two main interested parties, US private equity firms TPG and Blackstone, think the roughly 20x multiple is far too high. HBI hears one of the bids came in as low as $2 billion.

Australian competition regulator is reviewing GE Healthcare’s Intelerad acquisition

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is reviewing the acquisition of medical imaging software company Intelerad by US medtech firm GE Healthcare.  The acquisition of Intelerad by GE from London-based private equity firm Hg Capital was announced in November 2025 in a deal worth $2.3 billion (~€1.97 billion). Hg is completely exiting its majority […]

Laboratoria Echevarne completes acquisition of occupational health group Aspy

Laboratoria Echevarne, one of Spain’s biggest diagnostic labs groups, has completed its acquisition of occupational health group Aspy Global Services, after the deal passed regulatory approval. Aspy will be merged with Echevarne’s existing occupational subsidiary MAS Prevencion, which it has owned since 2015.

Asker Healthcare acquires German homecare specialists GHC/MPF

Asker Healthcare Group, the pan-European medical products and solutions provider, has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of German Healthcare and Medicalprodukte Vertrieb Flensburg (GHC/MPF), two interlinked medical supplies companies in Germany.

CMA investigates Welltower’s UK care home acquisitions

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into acquisitions by US healthcare REIT Welltower of care homes managed by for-profit UK care operators Barchester, HC-One, Aria Care, and Danforth Care.

Interview: Andy Scaife, SSP Health

SSP Health is one of only a handful of corporately-run primary care chains in the UK. It was founded in 2002 by two GP partners, Dr. Shikha Pitalia and Dr. Sanjay Pitalia, who are married. It has since grown to 45 practices, most of which are located in the North West of England.

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