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CMA accepts Welltower’s offer to offload certain UK care homes

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally accepted US healthcare REIT Welltower’s offer to divest certain care homes out of the 600+ it bought last year. The CMA had raised concerns about the impact on local competition dynamics in certain areas where a large portion of the care homes would now be owned by Welltower.

Healthcare deal activity expected to be increasingly back-end loaded through 2026: Hedley Goldberg, Rothschild & Co

The global healthcare M&A landscape in 2026 sits at an unusual juncture. The wider economy is facing a lot of headwinds and feels increasingly uncertain, whilst the usual private equity strategies aren’t working as smoothly as before. Healthcare is still seen as one of the strongest sectors to invest in around the world, however, and may even benefit from the shift away from software and tech-enabled services. 

HBI 2026: Investing in Emerging Markets Summit in partnership with the IFC

At HBI 2026, healthcare executives and investors highlighted both the opportunities and the operational complexity involved in succeeding in emerging markets during the Investing in Emerging Markets Summit, held in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a development bank which is part of the World Bank Group.

Mehiläinen buys Aleris to create €3.7bn revenue mega group

Finland-based pan-European healthcare group Mehiläinen is buying pan-Nordic outpatient group Aleris from private equity firm Triton, marking Mehiläinen’s entry into Norway and Denmark. The combined group will have €3.7 billion revenue and be present in nine countries, making it Europe’s largest outpatient-focused healthcare group.

Verdane invests in ETERNO

Oslo-based private equity firm Verdane has invested in Berlin-based healthcare technology company ETERNO to support its expansion in Germany as it scales its AI-native operating system for outpatient care.

Arada acquires Reem Hospital, commits ~$544m to UAE expansion plan

UAE real estate developer Arada has acquired Abu Dhabi-based healthcare provider Reem Hospital from an investor consortium led by private equity firm Investcorp.  Arada is committing AED 2 billion ($544 million) to Reem Hospital, including both the acquisition of the controlling stake and future expansion investments.

Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1bn 

Isomorphic Labs, a London-based AI drug design and development company, has raised $2.1 billion in funding led by American venture capital firm Thrive Capital. Google Ventures. Tech giant Alphabet's independent venture capital arm, alongside specialist technology investment firm MGX, global investment firm Temasek, Alphabet's independent growth equity fund CapitalG, and the UK Sovereign AI Fund, the British government’s £500 million ($670.32 mn) venture fund, also invested in the firm.

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