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Healthcare Activos spends €150m on seven facilities

Spain-based healthcare real estate investor Healthcare Activos has acquired seven facilities, two of which are newbuilds. This brings Activos’ total assets under management to €1.3 billion. HBI caught up with Alberto Fernandez, Co-CEO, to understand how these acquisitions fit in with the investor’s long term strategy.

Verlinvest invests $75m in The Eye Foundation

Verlinvest, the Belgium-based family investment firm, has invested $75 million for a minority stake in The Eye Foundation, an Indian ophthalmology chain with more than 25 hospitals across southern India.

ArchiMed expands its occupational health footprint

French private equity firm ArchiMed’s portfolio company FIM Medical, a designer and manufacturer of medical screening devices for preventive and occupational health, has acquired Vistec, a German specialist in vision-screening devices for occupational health, from venture capital firm 22 Ventures. Europe’s occupational healthcare market is drawing increasing private equity interest, driven by rising demand for preventive care, an ageing workforce, labour shortages and stricter workplace regulations. 

Private equity ownership in EMEA dentistry: Clinic footprint ranking

This week’s infographic looks at the landscape of private equity ownership in the EMEA dentistry sector, focusing on clinic footprints. It ranks the top private equity-backed dental groups by the number of clinics they operate across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Bavarian Nordic board tries to push shareholders to accept Nordic Capital-led take-private

A consortium made up of two private equity firms, Nordic Capital and Permira, is trying to buy out Danish vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic and take it off the stock market. Bavarian Nordic’s board is keen for shareholders to accept, but not enough shareholders accepted the initial offer made in August. Nordic Capital and Permira have now made a sweetened offer, and lowered the percentage of shares that have to accept it in order for the offer to proceed from 75% to two thirds of the total.

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