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Medicover expands further in CEE as demand for private diagnostics increases

Multinational hospital, outpatient and diagnostics group Medicover has expanded its laboratory diagnostics operations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by acquiring pan-European diagnostics group Synlab’s businesses in six countries: Romania, Turkey, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, and North Macedonia. 

Affidea expands in Switzerland with Uroviva acquisition

Affidea, a pan-European diagnostics and outpatient group, has acquired Uroviva Group, a Swiss urology network, from German Equity Partners IV, a Frankfurt-based buyout fund managed by ECM Equity Capital Management.

Apple reportedly working on AI doctor service in healthcare push

Apple is reportedly developing a new AI doctor service in its biggest healthcare push to date. The company is working on ‘Project Mulberry’, which involves an entirely revamped Health app plus a health coach, according to Bloomberg. The service would be powered by a new AI agent intended to replicate, where possible, a real doctor.

Mehiläinen acquires Regina Maria and MediGroup, signalling growing investor confidence in CEE

Mehiläinen, Finland’s largest for-profit healthcare group, backed by Luxembourg-based CVC Capital Partners, has acquired Romania’s Regina Maria and Serbia’s MediGroup from private equity firm MidEuropa. The deal, which is said to be the largest ever healthcare services transaction in Central Europe, is pending regulatory approval and is expected to close later this year.

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