Affidea, independent pan-European healthcare provider of advanced diagnostic imaging and cancer care services, has signed a binding agreement for the sale and purchase of the diagnostic imaging company Q Diagnostica from Alantra Private Equity.
Medics24, a small Finnish telehealth start-up is trying to find volunteers in the medical profession to help both patients and aid workers affected by the conflict in Syria. We talk to Jussi Korhonen, director at Medics24 about the benefits of digital health and the group’s Syria initiative.
The healthcare needs of those affected by war, either based in conflict zones or refugee camps, cannot be underestimated - and nor can the difficulty faced in providing it. Access to healthcare services is often limited to sparsely equipped temporary installations, run by overworked aid workers. Doctors, equipment and drugs are all in short supply. What then is the answer?
Indian e-health platform Practo has acquired Enlightiks, a business intelligence and predictive analytics software targeting healthcare operators, for an undisclosed amount.
Indian dental clinic chain Clove Dental is preparing to execute an expansion plan that could see it invest between US$25m and US$30m into building a network of 600 clinics over the next five years.
Brazil’s fourth largest diagnostics group Hermed Pardini has filed for an IPO, with proceeds expected to fund new acquisitions and greenfield projects – less than two months after competitor Alliar.
Private equity group TPG are rumoured to be in talks to buy a 26% stake in India’s second largest hospital chain Fortis. One consultant says the timing is somewhat unexpected.
Adult social care in the UK is under threat. It is a rare day that doesn't carry news of a provider leaving the market, calls for more funding or a premonition of doom. We've spent the last month talking to the big players - Four Seasons, Avery, Voyage Care - and a few others to boot. What have we learnt?
Spanish dental care provider Dentix is to receive €200m of long-term credit financing from private equity firm KKR to fund its international expansion plans. We speak to CFO Daniel Anton.
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