A healthcare REIT being launched by South Africa’s largest property investors has a billion-Rand pipeline and wants to bankroll new entrants into the market, its manager tells Healthcare Nova.
French private hospital network Vivalto Santé wants to become more visible on the international stage by buying up facilities in neighbouring countries and setting up offices in North and West Africa in the hope of bringing in more foreign patients, says Guillaume Caille, director for international development.
Private equity, venture capital and real estate investment firm Abraaj Group may be pulling out of a proposed partnership with Indian-based multi-speciality hospital chain Narayana, the IFC and local surgeons in Nairobi - and could have its sights set on two hospitals in Lagos.
The UK government’s private equity arm has told Healthcare Nova it’s undertaking due diligence on one Indian healthcare group, and another healthcare group elsewhere in Asia.
Pinak Shrikhande is principal of Delhi-based HealthQuad, a Singapore-based private equity house and Quadria Capital's offshoot company which is investing in healthcare. What is its investment philosophy, and approach to developing assets in telemedicine and recruitment? Healthcare Nova finds out more.
Recruiters’ ears would have perked up this week as the CEOs of two giant hospital groups announced their departure, but they might have a job on their hands.
Having presided over a 36% drop in the value of the company's shares since taking charge just over three years ago, Life Healthcare's CEO André Meyer is to step down from his role at South Africa's second largest hospital group. In the short term, he will be replaced by current CFO Pieter van der Westhuize.
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