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.
A healthcare REIT being launched by South Africa’s largest property investors has a billion-Rand pipeline and wants to bankroll new entrants into the market, its manager tells Healthcare Nova.
Brasil Senior Living (BSL), which claims to be Brazil’s largest long-term care company, is to triple its number of beds and revenue in the next 18 months, according to its CEO Ricardo Soares. He tells Healthcare Nova the long-term care market in Brazil is still in its infancy.
Healthspring, which is rolling out what it called an "organised primary care" network across India wants to raise the money it needs to fund expansion over the next 3-4 years. We talk to CEO Kaushik Sen.
French private hospital network Vivalto Santé wants to become more visible on the international stage by buying up facilities in neighbouring countries and setting up offices in North and West Africa in the hope of bringing in more foreign patients, says Guillaume Caille, director for international development.
Despite being accused of corruption, Michel Temer and his government do have something to celebrate in Brazil this week. The Senate approved a controversial labour reform aiming to combat the country's rampant unemployment. The move has been widely welcome by the private sector but Healthcare Nova speaks to Ricardo Soares, CEO of Brazil’s largest long-term care provider Brasil Senior Living, who thinks it may not be enough to boost the homecare industry.
South Africa’s largest REIT Growthpoint has launched a dedicated healthcare fund and plans to grow it to 10bn Rand ($750m) within five years, when it could get its own listing.
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