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CapVest acquires German generics maker Stada for €10bn

London-based PE firm CapVest has bought a 70% stake in German pharma company Stada, in Europe’s biggest healthcare deal of 2025 so far. Bain Capital and Cinven, the company’s joint PE owners since 2017, will continue to hold the remaining 30%.
September 11, 2025

Boots to be spun off from WBA

US PE firm Sycamore Partners has completed its $10 billion take-private of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), a US healthcare, pharmacy and retail company that owns UK pharmacy chain Boots. Sycamore has decided to separate off Boots, as expected.
September 4, 2025

French pharmaceutical company Servier in “exclusive negotiations” to sell Biogaran to UK’s BC Partners

With France facing persistent medicine shortages and heightened political focus on healthcare sovereignty, the generic pharmaceuticals sector is drawing increased attention from private investors and policymakers alike. Growing interest in maintaining domestic production and securing supply chains has positioned French generics as both a strategic asset and a market opportunity.
August 7, 2025

From 0 to 250%: EU pharma and Trump’s tariffs

Last month, HBI covered how EU tariff negotiations would affect pharma prices. At that time, Donald Trump had been threatening a 50% tariff on all EU imports and a 200% tariff on pharmaceutical imports, creating much uncertainty around the final state of the trade deal. On Tuesday, however, Trump told CNBC that while the tariffs on pharmaceuticals may be “small” initially, in a year's time they will be increased to 150% and then 250%.
August 7, 2025

Health crisis in Colombia sees hospital unit closures and medication shortages

Earlier this month reports showed Colombia’s already-struggling health system seeing units in hospitals in capital Bogotá being forced to close down to be able to continue other types of care services. In recent months patients have also been denied access to medications and health services, with the financial crisis facing the healthcare sector in the country still unfolding. 
May 22, 2025
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