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IHH share price falls as Lira weakens

IHH Healthcare's share price fell 2.7% on the morning of Monday, July 8, as the Turkish lira weakened because of a high-level sacking by president Erdogan. The two might not be inextricably linked but it highlights the inherent risk to the Turkish business.

EQT to buy out Singapore-listed group as EBITDA plummets

Private equity giant EQT has offered to buy out the public shareholders of Health Management International, a hospital and outpatient group in Malaysia and Singapore, in partnership with its major founder-shareholders. The buyers cite startup costs from a recent acquisition and capital needs being better sought privately as reasons for the move.

€3bn Barchester deal collapses

Macquarie has pulled out of the process to buy UK nursing home group Barchester due to volatile exchange rates triggered by Brexit, independent sources confirm. We look at the bid price and analyse why and when it failed. What will be the impact on the slew of other deals expected in the sector?

Primonial buys in Italy

French real-estate investor Primonial REIM continues to make inroads into the European senior living market, with a sale and leaseback deal to acquire a portfolio of senior residences in Italy.

Confirmed: Bergman buys Memira

As HBI exclusively predicted last week, Bergman Healthcare Clinics has announced it intends to acquire Swedish, Norwegian and Danish refractive eye care clinic chain Memira.

Digitalising the temp recruitment market

Locum's Nest is one of several apps trying to eat the huge UK temporary healthcare staffing market. We talk to non-exec and angel investor Stephen Kelly, former CEO of the big international accountancy software firm Sage Group and former COO for efficiency for the UK government, about the market.

Insurance scheme launches in Egypt

Egypt has launched its long-awaited universal insurance scheme, giving citizens the freedom to choose between public and private providers. Coverage is being phased in piecemeal. One GCC-based healthcare group has already committed to building two more hospitals in the country.

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