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Bupa returns to hospital sector after 7 years with New Victoria Hospital acquisition

This acquisition reflects a broader shift from being solely a healthcare payer to becoming a provider as well.

June 26, 2025

Specialized Medical Co. (SMC) lists on Saudi Exchange

Rising demand for specialist services is driving growth in Saudi private healthcare, supporting Vision 2030’s goal to increase its share amid a projected 20,000-bed shortfall by 2030.

June 26, 2025

Germany medtech firm Brainlab targets €2.1bn valuation in IPO

Investment in medtech faces challenges as regulatory compliance gaps and fragmented European rules make thorough due diligence essential for investors.

June 26, 2025

Which private treatments are most used in the UK, and where are the top investment opportunities?

UK healthcare deal value nearly doubled to £15.4bn in 2023, driven by private equity interest, emerging AI, and continued sector consolidation.

June 26, 2025

Assura switches to favouring PHP merger over KKR buy-out

UK healthcare real estate investor Assura has changed its mind between the two suitors vying to acquire it. The REIT’s board is now recommending its shareholders accept a sweetened £1.79 billion (~€2.1 billion) offer from Primary Healthcare Properties (PHP), its main competitor as the only other UK healthcare REIT focused on primary care assets. This comes just two weeks after it said it was accepting a ‘final’ £1.7 billion (~€2 billion) cash offer from US PE firms KKR and Stonepeak.

June 26, 2025

FREE BLOG Is there a new way forward for cycle tracking apps?

Menstrual cycle tracking apps (CTAs) have a history of selling female health data to third parties for large profits. In the face of increasingly strict regulations around sensitive data, there may be room to improve the current reproductive health data landscape through careful consideration of best practice and compliance with legislation such as GDPR. For […]

June 26, 2025

AI scribes will have to get medical device certification in UK

The NHS has declared that any AI tool used for clinical summarisation now falls under medical device regulation, meaning scribes will have to get certification in the UK. While the need for safety is clear, this increased regulation could create barriers to innovation, slow down processes and cause concern among developers and those invested in […]

June 26, 2025

CVC, KKR and Macquarie shortlisted to acquire minority stake in Luz Saúde

Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners, KKR, and Macquarie, have been shortlisted to compete for a minority stake of Luz Saúde, one of Portugal’s largest private healthcare groups. Fidelidade reportedly intends to sell between 30% and 49% of Luz Saúde, with the receipt of binding offers expected in July, and the deal to close before […]

June 26, 2025

Australian Health Minister eases off insurers after benefits ratio increase

Australian Health Minister Mark Butler has decided to hold off on pursuing action against private health insurers after seeing evidence that they have responded to the order he gave three months ago to increase payments to private hospitals.

June 25, 2025

EU bans Chinese med tech companies from public tenders, but private hospitals still allowed to buy from China

The EU Commission is banning EU member state governments from purchasing medical devices from Chinese companies. The ban applies to all public procurement contracts worth more than €5 million, but does not apply to private hospitals.

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