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Healius sells Lumus Imaging to Affinity 

Australian diagnostics group Healius has sold its imaging division, Lumus Imaging, to pan-Asian PE firm Affinity Equity Partners, for A$965 million (~$655 million).

HBI News Round Up, Friday 4 October 2024

In this HBI News Round up we cover Spanish health insurer Sanitas’ new hospital in Barcelona, Indian eye hospital chain Dr Agarwals Health Care filing a draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Delhi-based hospital CK Birla Healthcare’s plans to raise $150 million to expand in India, and insurer AXA Health launching an online dermatology and digestive health platform in partnership with HBSUK.

Bupa expands subscription offerings with launch of Well+Silver

The UK branch of British multinational healthcare company Bupa has expanded its health and wellbeing subscription services with the launch of the Well+Silver tier for self-paying customers.  This new tier follows the bronze subscription introduced in June and is available to UK residents over 18 without Bupa insurance.

2025 could be the year M&A finally bounces back

M&A activity in healthcare has been subdued over the past two and a half years. We discussed this with Ramesh Jassal, who has just joined investment bank Heligan Group as Partner ‑ Healthcare, Corporate Finance, to build a specialist healthcare advisory team. He shared his view on why we should expect to see deal activity return in 2025, and which sub sectors will see most interest.

FREE BLOG Key insights from industry experts on the healthcare workforce crisis

In this week’s blog, we take a look at the critical workforce challenges in healthcare and explore strategies for attracting and retaining employees. Protests over pay have erupted recently in France, Germany, the UK, and South Korea. In June 2024, thousands of private hospital and clinic workers in France went on strike, while in February,  healthcare professionals in Germany called for better wages. In February, In South Korea, junior doctors protested against plans to increase medical school admissions, citing overwork and inadequate pay.

Extens announces acquisition of majority stake in Medicore

Extens, a France-based investment fund exclusively dedicated to healthcare software, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Medicore, a Netherlands-based provider of electronic patient and client records, and data-driven applications, for the healthcare sector. 

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