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Two Aussie imaging groups snapped up by PE firms

Two medium sized Australian radiology providers have been bought by private equity firms in separate transactions this month. Meanwhile, reports have emerged that the country’s largest imaging group, I-MED, may IPO, after a failed sale attempt.

Gimv buys Novicare from Gilde Healthcare

Belgian PE firm Gimv has bought a majority stake in Novicare, a Dutch healthcare staffing company, from Dutch specialist healthcare PE investor Gilde Healthcare. Rune Aresvik, an expert on the Dutch healthcare market, tells us Novicare’s relatively unique business model has potential to be scaled within the Netherlands and possibly exported to other European countries.

Portugal’s competition authority is concerned private healthcare consolidation may have caused price increases

The recently opened investigation into the merger of two of Portugal's biggest private hospital groups — CUF and HPA — by the competition watchdog (AdC) has highlighted concerns about a possible causal connection between price increases seen in the sector and the sector’s trend towards consolidation. AdC tells us, however, that the evidence uncovered so far has only been correlational.

H.I.G. Capital buys Avanta Salud

Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital has acquired a majority stake in Valencia-based Avanta Salud Integral, one of Spain’s largest occupational health providers.

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Interview with Dr. Rahul Goyal (Elsevier) on AI’s impact in healthcare

Elsevier, a publishing house and provider of information and decision support tools for science and healthcare, recently published its Clinician of the Future 2025 annual insights report, which looks at the growing use of AI in healthcare and how healthcare professionals feel about it. We spoke to Dr. Rahul Goyal, Elsevier’s Practicing GP and Clinical Executive, to get his thoughts on what impact AI is having and what investors, operators and regulators need to be mindful of.

Inflexion sells European LifeCare Group to Findos

European mid-market PE firm Inflexion has sold European LifeCare Group (ELCG), a Denmark-based outpatient group focused on providing vaccination services with clinics in four European countries, to German PE firm Findos.

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