Pan-European diagnostics and outpatient group Affidea is selling all of its Hungarian operations to Medicare Group, a Hungary-based private healthcare provider, marking a full exit from the country where it was founded in 1991.
Polypeptide Group, a listed Switzerland-based contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) serving pharmaceutical and biotech companies, has attracted takeover interest from private equity investors. The company specialises in peptide-based active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and operates manufacturing sites across the United States, Europe, and India.
Vernacare, a manufacturer of single-use medical devices and healthcare consumables backed by private equity firm H.I.G. Capital has acquired Eakin Surgical Limited from Eakin Healthcare Group, a family-owned medical device company. Eakin Surgical is a UK-based manufacturer of single-use surgical instruments.
Healthcare systems across the world are under pressure from rising demand, ageing populations, and constrained resources. As a result, the definition of “value” in healthcare is being re-examined. Traditionally, value has meant achieving better outcomes at lower cost. At HBI 2026, a panel featuring Dimitris Moulavasilis, Group CEO at Abu Dhabi-based healthcare company M42; Pascal […]
Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk has partnered with the American AI research organisation OpenAI to embed AI across drug development and operations, treating it as part of everyday workflows rather than a standalone project.
Revenio, a Finnish company specialising in ophthalmic diagnostics and software, has bought Visionix, a French ophthalmic technology group. The transaction values Visionix at an enterprise value of €290 million.
Mentaal Beter, a Dutch commercial outpatient mental healthcare provider owned by private equity firm Seven2 (previously Apax), has acquired Netherlands-based mental health provider Phitaal and will relaunch it as Mental Beter Vitaalpunt.
2025 was a record year for investment into European care real estate, with a total of over €14 billion invested according to data from real estate broker Cushman and Wakefield. However, about half of this came from a single US REIT, Welltower, buying up a large chunk of the UK's care infrastructure.
HBI’s April 2026 monthly edition includes HBI’s first ever Healthcare Property Investors Ranking 2026 edition, tracking the main players investing in European healthcare real estate. It also includes the HBI first ever CEO Survey based on responses from C-suite leaders across healthcare organisations.
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