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Brookfield hands control of Healthscope to creditors whilst Ramsay hints interest

Private equity firm Brookfield Business Partners is handing control of its financially troubled Australian hospital asset Healthscope to creditors, in a move not far off a (de facto) bankruptcy process. Meanwhile Healthscope’s main competitor in the Aussie hospital market, Ramsay Health Care, has hinted it might be interested in acquiring the group.

Cofinimmo rejects Aedifica takeover offer but suggests it would accept a higher one

The merger of two of Europe’s largest listed healthcare REITs, Aedifica and Cofinimmo, to create a giant pan-European healthcare REIT with ~€11 billion healthcare assets under management (AUM), may still be on the table. Cofinimmo's board unanimously rejected Aedifica’s offer for the REIT but has suggested it would accept a higher offer.

KKR offers $1.2 billion for Sweden’s Biotage

RWK BidCo, a newly formed company wholly owned by global investment firm KKR Funds with the purpose of making the offer in deals, has announced a recommended public offer to the shareholders of Biotage, valuing it at around 1.6 billion SEK ($1.22 billion).

DCC to sell healthcare division for £1.05 billion

DCC, A Dublin-based and London Stock Exchange-listed sales, marketing and support services group, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its healthcare division to HealthCo, an investment vehicle of funds managed by European private equity firm Investindustrial Advisors, for £1.05 billion (approximately €1.23 billion).

Generali Investments and Partners Group launch new private credit secondaries fund

Generali Investments, a platform of asset management firms with €645.2 billion in assets under management (as of December 31, 2024) together with Partners Group, a Swiss-based global private equity firm, are launching a new private credit secondaries fund. The launch of Generali Investments' ‘Private Credit Secondaries Fund’ signals not only the growing maturity of the private credit market but also its strategic importance for sectors like healthcare.

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