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Mid Europa to sell Romanian provider Regina Maria for over €1bn 

Mid Europa Partners, a central and eastern Europe-focused PE investor, is selling Regina Maria, Romania’s second largest private health care provider by revenue, after almost a decade of ownership. Turkish group Acibadem is rumoured to be likely to bid, although the group would not confirm this to HBI.

UK NHS patients to get “largest expansion of patient choice in a decade”

Pilots to test offering UK NHS patients a choice of multiple providers, including private ones, for certain types of routine out-of-hospital care will begin in selected local areas in the autumn, in what the UK government is hailing as “the largest expansion of patient choice in the NHS in a decade”. The new options for patients could help reduce waiting lists and improve care, but risk being underutilised, as has been the fate of the NHS’ other choice-expanding initiatives to date.

Lauterbach’s German hospital reform set to launch

Germany’s cabinet government has approved Health Minister Karl Lauterbach’s controversial hospital reform. The draft law will now go to the Bundestag, where it is likely to pass. After several months of political wrangling, the final version is focused on moving hospital financing away from DRG-based fee-per-service payments. 

American Heart of Poland buys Scanmed

Two major Polish hospital groups are set to merge and become the country’s largest private provider. American Heart of Poland, the country’s second largest group by revenue, is acquiring Scanmed, a slightly smaller group. The price of the deal is reportedly around €400m.

Far East Drug Co. acquires majority stake in Singapore’s Fullerton Health

Fullerton Health Corporation Limited (Fullerton Health), a multinational occupational health care provider in the Asia-Pacific region, confirmed on Tuesday that pharmaceutical company Far East Drug (B.V.I.) Co. Ltd (FED) is acquiring a significant stake in the Singapore-headquartered group.

Fidelidade announces 2025 IPO, cancels IPO of subsidiary Luz Saúde

Portuguese insurance company Fidelidade has outlined its plans for a 2025 initial public offering (IPO), following a strategic reassessment that includes the cancellation of the planned listing of its hospital subsidiary, Luz Saúde. The move signals a shift in strategy for Fidelidade, which is majority-owned by China’s Fosun International.

Fakeeh Care Group to list in Saudi Arabia

Fakeeh Care Group, Saudi Arabia’s fourth largest private hospital group by revenue, is going to list through an IPO on the country’s Tadawul Stock Exchange.

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