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Assura switches to favouring PHP merger over KKR buy-out

UK healthcare real estate investor Assura has changed its mind between the two suitors vying to acquire it. The REIT’s board is now recommending its shareholders accept a sweetened £1.79 billion (~€2.1 billion) offer from Primary Healthcare Properties (PHP), its main competitor as the only other UK healthcare REIT focused on primary care assets. This comes just two weeks after it said it was accepting a ‘final’ £1.7 billion (~€2 billion) cash offer from US PE firms KKR and Stonepeak.

June 26, 2025

Australian Health Minister eases off insurers after benefits ratio increase

Australian Health Minister Mark Butler has decided to hold off on pursuing action against private health insurers after seeing evidence that they have responded to the order he gave three months ago to increase payments to private hospitals.

June 25, 2025

EU bans Chinese med tech companies from public tenders, but private hospitals still allowed to buy from China

The EU Commission is banning EU member state governments from purchasing medical devices from Chinese companies. The ban applies to all public procurement contracts worth more than €5 million, but does not apply to private hospitals.

June 20, 2025

What’s next after the Blackstone-backed hospital merger in India?

Dr. Azad Moopen, Founder & Chairman, Aster DM, talks to us about consolidation in India’s for-profit hospital sector, areas of growth, and investment opportunities in the country’s healthcare sector, both domestic and international. This interview is extracted from our upcoming HBI Asia Special Report, which will be published in July.

June 19, 2025

Danish Parliament adopts legislation on major healthcare reform

The Danish Parliament has adopted the first major legislative package that promises to help make healthcare reform a reality in the country, which means that while the quality of care is generally high, local care will be improved for more of an even geographical distribution.

June 19, 2025

Portugal’s new government is good news for the country’s private healthcare sector

The Luís Montenegro government is expanding public-private partnerships (PPPs) to improve efficiency in healthcare. This signals a move towards greater private sector involvement in the National Health Service, creating new opportunities for healthcare investments.

June 19, 2025

Demant expands market share in Germany with KIND Group acquisition

Growing demand, an ageing population, and new technologies are driving a wave of investment and consolidation in Europe’s hearing aid market, with big providers like Demant targeting acquisitions to strengthen their European position.

June 19, 2025

Sword Health raises $40M at a $4B valuation and unveils ‘Mind’

Sword Health, a global AI care company focused on digital solutions for muscle and joint pain and pelvic health, has announced a $40 million funding round at a $4 billion valuation, led by General Catalyst, a US-based global investment firm.

June 19, 2025

Omega confirms it acquired 45 Four Seasons care homes

US healthcare REIT Omega Healthcare Investors has confirmed it was the acquirer of 45 of the final batch of 47 UK care homes that were sold earlier this year in the final stage of the years-long liquidation of Four Seasons, formerly the UK’s largest for-profit elderly care group.

June 19, 2025

Miura Partners expands into Spanish mental healthcare with growth and consolidation project

As Spain’s fragmented mental health sector experiences rising demand and increasing public investment, opportunities in clinic consolidation, digital health, and ageing-related care are attracting growing interest from private equity and strategic investors.

June 12, 2025

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