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Clue becomes first insurance-backed menstrual tracking app

Period and cycle tracking platform Clue has become the first women’s health app to be covered by health insurance following a partnership with German private insurer SDK (Süddeutsche Krankenversicherung). Under the agreement, thousands of SDK policyholders, along with around 1,600 employees across SDK and Stuttgarter Lebensversicherung, will receive access to Clue Plus at no extra cost. Members can activate the service via a dedicated link and code, while existing users will keep their accounts unchanged.
June 4, 2026

Grundium acquires Visiopharm

Grundium, a Finland-based digital pathology imaging company backed by US private equity firm EW Healthcare Partners, has acquired Denmark-based AI precision pathology software provider Visiopharm. The deal aims to create an integrated digital pathology platform combining imaging and AI-driven diagnostics.
May 28, 2026

Permira exits Australian radiology network I-MED

London-based private equity firm Permira has agreed to sell I-MED Radiology Network, Australia’s largest diagnostic imaging provider, to Jardine Matheson, a London-and-Singapore-listed conglomerate, for A$3.4 billion (~US$2.4 billion). The transaction also includes Permira’s stake in Harrison.ai, a medical imaging AI company.
May 28, 2026

Medtronic acquires SPR Therapeutics

Listed Irish-American medtech giant Medtronic is buying Ohio-based SPR Therapeutics for about $650 million in cash. SPR makes minimally invasive devices for the treatment of chronic pain.
May 28, 2026

Avista and Damier acquire Sanotact

American private equity firm Avista Healthcare Partners and and Belgium-based family office Damier Group will acquire German vitamins, minerals, and supplements (VMS) platform Sanotact Group from the investment arm of the Piëch-Nordhoff family, FLOTTE.
May 28, 2026

Bregal Sagemount and Ardian invest in Ennov

Ennov, a France-based life sciences software company, has secured a growth investment led by US private equity firm Bregal Sagemount, with participation from private investment firm Ardian.
May 27, 2026

CVC and GBL launch €10.7 bn take-private offer for Recordati

Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC Capital, through CVC Fund IX, and Belgian investment firm Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) have launched a €10.7 billion ($12.4 ‌billion) cash offer for all outstanding ordinary shares to take Italian pharmaceutical firm Recordati private. 
May 27, 2026

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.
May 22, 2026

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.
May 21, 2026
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