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Lusíadas Saúde rolls out co-governance model in Portugal where doctors can become shareholders

Lusíadas Saúde, Portugal’s third-largest private hospital group and part of the French hospital group Vivalto Santé, is introducing ‘Terceira Via’ (‘Third Way’), a co-governance model that allows doctors and dental surgeons to be shareholders and participate in shaping the group’s strategic direction. Currently being implemented, the initiative is open to doctors across Lusíadas hospitals and its HeyDoc dental clinic network, offering clinicians the opportunity to engage directly in the organisation’s future.

Romanian Competition Council reviews Mehiläinen’s acquisition of Regina Maria and MediGroup

In April 2025, HBI reported that Mehiläinen, Finland’s largest private healthcare group, backed by Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, had bought Romania’s Regina Maria and Serbia’s MediGroup from private equity firm MidEuropa. Now, Romania’s Competition Council has officially opened an investigation to see if the deal might reduce competition in the local healthcare market. This review is an important regulatory step that could affect whether the acquisition is finally approved and under what conditions.

Aedifica shareholders back merger with Cofinimmo

Aedifica and Cofinimmo, two of Europe’s biggest listed healthcare-focused REITs, are one step closer to merging and becoming Europe’s largest healthcare real estate investor, after a majority of Aedifica’s shareholders gave their approval to the board’s proposal to acquire Cofinimmo.

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.

CVC, KKR and Macquarie shortlisted to acquire minority stake in Luz Saúde

Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners, KKR, and Macquarie, have been shortlisted to compete for a minority stake of Luz Saúde, one of Portugal’s largest private healthcare groups. Fidelidade reportedly intends to sell between 30% and 49% of Luz Saúde, with the receipt of binding offers expected in July, and the deal to close before […]

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