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Who is buying Atlas Healthcare?

Atlas Healthcare, which runs two hospitals in Oman, is reportedly about to be taken over by a UAE-based operator for OMR10m (US$26m).

Hermes Pardini releases indicative pricing

The Brazilian lab group, Hermes Pardini, will sell 40.2m shares with an indicative pricing of BRL17.50 to BRL21.50. At the upper bound, the company is valued at BRL864.3m (US$274m).

FREE BLOG What now for Cerba?

The fate of French laboratory network Cerba is finally determined – as owners PAI Partners agree to sell the group to private equity firm Partners Group and pension fund PSP. So what will happen to Cerba now that it changes hands?

myTomorrows pockets €10m to bring drugs to patients

Dutch start-up myTomorrows, a web platform that matches patients with clinical trials for drugs in development, has raised €10m from the British venture capital firms Octopus Ventures, Balderton Capital, French firm Sofinnova Partners and EQT Ventures, part of the EQT Group.

HC-One’s chairman warns of wave of UK care home closures

The chairman and CEO of the UK’s fourth largest care home group by sales, HC-One, has told Healthcare Europa that the latest funding arrangement for the industry is not enough and will lead to more closures. Dr Chai Patel, former owner of the Priory Group, believes “the government is coming up with new ideas” and also revealed HC-One is no longer considering sale and leaseback deals.

Aetna looks to emerging markets

Giant US healthcare insurer Aetna looks set to put its foot on the accelerator pedal in emerging markets. Dr Sneh Khemka, Senior Vice President of International Population Health Solutions at Aetna International, says Aetna has plans to rollout telehealth services in the coming year – and it seems that it has some large markets in its sights. Dr Sneh Khemka, Senior Vice President of International Population Health Solutions at Aetna International, would neither confirm nor deny that to be the case, but he was happy to talk about Aetna’s plans to rollout telehealth services in the coming year – and it seems that Aetna has some large markets in its sights.

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