Indian lab diagnostics chain Dr. Lal has acquired a lab-buying company, and says it is planning rapid growth in the country. The group’s Q1 2018 results show that revenue growth nearly halved year-on-year.
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.
The Brazilian healthcare market opened up to foreign investment in 2015 – but has yet to see a lot of foreign investment bar a couple of large players. Why is this, what is the best model for operators, and where should they be looking? Healthcare Nova speaks to Brazil-based Marcelo do Ó, managing director at global consultants LEK.
How do you solve a problem like Nigerian healthcare? With a negligible private insurance market and limited-reach public healthcare system, it’s going to take an honest appraisal of the country’s problems and entrepreneurs with vision and drive to turn things around. Healthcare Nova speaks to Ngu Morchu, MD and founder of Yako Medical Africa which is pioneering new business models in imaging. He claims to have an answer, and he says it starts with creating “Africa’s Affidea”.
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?
The largest private hospital network in Indonesia, Siloam International Hospitals Tbk, has made its fourth hospital acquisition of the year, bringing its total number of hospitals to 29.
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.
South Africa’s first healthcare REIT, Growthpoint Healthcare, will launch this month promoted by the investor Growthpoint. Deal manager George Muchanya talks to Healthcare Nova about the Big Three of Netcare, Mediclinic and Life, and who else might be in the market to sell some of their assets.
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