Asker Healthcare Group, the pan-European medical products and solutions provider, has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering (IPO) and to list its shares on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Two of the UK’s largest listed specialist healthcare real estate investors are being bought out and taken private by US investors. Assura looks as though it is about to accept a fifth offer from US private equity firm KKR. Care REIT (formerly Impact Healthcare REIT) has accepted a takeover offer from US care home REIT CareTrust.
The Dutch Health Minister, Fleur Agema, has once again rejected calls to ban private equity investments in the healthcare sector, facing down a parliamentary majority supporting such a move. In a letter to the Netherlands’ House of Representatives, Agema outlined four key reasons for her decision, prioritising the sector’s need for investment over legislator’s concerns […]
Saudi Arabian healthcare group SMC Hospitals is planning an initial public offering in Riyadh, as part of a trend of healthcare firms going public in the kingdom.
Sword Health, a global AI care company focused on digital solutions for muscle and joint pain and pelvic health, is reinforcing its presence in its country of origin Portugal and expanding its coverage for more than 90% of private insurers.
UK care home group Four Seasons has found buyers for the opco and propco of its 46 remaining care homes, bringing to an end the years-long liquidation process for what used to be the UK’s largest private elderly care home provider.
Listed UK healthcare REIT Assura has rejected a fourth offer from US PE firm KKR. The most recent bid was a joint offer from KKR and UK pension fund Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) of £1.56 billion (~$2 billion). Assura says this undervalues the REIT.
Kara Healthcare, a small UK nursing home operator, is significantly expanding its footprint with the acquisition of seven homes in the North East of England.
PureHealth, the Middle East’s largest hospital group, has decided not to proceed with its plans to acquire NMC Health, the region's fourth largest hospital by revenue, due to valuation differences, according to Bloomberg reporting.
Backed by Abu Dhabi’s sovereign fund ADQ, PureHealth had explored the acquisition in late 2024 but ultimately walked away.
Pan-European diagnostics and outpatient group Affidea has acquired Instituts für histologische und zytologische Diagnostik AG, a Swiss diagnostic labs operator comprising two oncology labs.
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