Fakeeh Care Group, a healthcare service provider in Saudi Arabia, and Fosun Pharma, an innovation-driven global healthcare company, have forged a strategic partnership to advance cell and gene therapy and tele-diagnostics in Saudi Arabia.
Bupa Hong Kong, a medical insurance company (part of international healthcare group Bupa), has announced the launch of Bupa x Mannings PharmaCare Programme in partnership with Mannings, a health and beauty chain in Hong Kong.
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has announced the government’s intention to open up China’s hospital and healthcare market to foreign owners and operators.
The anticipated Brookfield Asset Management takeover of Catalonia’s Grifols has gathered fresh momentum, with the firm reportedly in talks with banks to secure approximately €9.5 billion in debt financing towards the deal, according to Bloomberg sources. The Canadian investment firm is exploring the acquisition in partnership with the Grifols family, who hold a ~30% stake […]
Ant Group, an affiliate company of the Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group, is reportedly in preliminary talks to acquire Haodf.com, a Chinese online healthcare platform, as part of its strategy to enhance AI capabilities in the healthcare sector, Bloomberg reported. The acquisition would allow Ant Group to integrate its AI technology with Haodf's platform, which provides […]
CVC Capital Partners, a Luxembourg-based private equity firm, has acquired an additional 45% stake in Indonesia's chain of multi speciality hospitals, Siloam Hospitals, from the country’s conglomerate Lippo Karawaci for 16.6 trillion rupiah ($1 billion), making CVC the majority shareholder. This transaction, involving 5.85 billion shares, was announced on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
After 38 hours of deliberation, a long-awaited deal has finally been reached in Brussels. HBI speaks to three market experts to understand what the AI Act - the comprehensive European framework for AI innovation and regulation - could mean for the future of healthcare in Europe.
The new CEO of listed pan-Asian hospital giant IHH says it is looking to move into new markets like Indonesia and Vietnam. Meanwhile, it is also planning to expand its offering in India and Turkey, and turnaround its underperforming China assets.
Half the top 50 listed health care service groups globally by market cap are now headquartered in emerging markets. What does that tell us about the sector internationally? We publish the top 50 with detailed analysis in Deals and Insights.
As ageing populations collide with a shrinking workforce, nursing homes face an uncertain future. Covid thrust this oft taken-for-granted sector into the spotlight and in the wake of recent scandals in France, three experts weighed in on opportunities and trends in nursing homes at HBI 2023.
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