The Abraaj Group, a private equity investor based in Dubai, and the owner of India’s CARE Hospitals, is close to a deal for the south Indian diagnostic group Medall according to reports in the local press.
As foreseen by Healthcare Europa, the UK private hospital group, Circle Health, is partnering with Vamed Management, an international hospital construction and management operator, and a subsidiary of Fresenius of Germany, to build a number of inpatient rehab facilities in the UK.
Spain’s largest healthcare provider, Quironsalud, which was recently bought by German hospital operator Fresenius Helios, has entered the Peruvian market through the acquisition of a 50% stake in Clinica Ricardo Palma in the capital Lima.
The pan-European group, Capio, which runs hospitals, rehab, outpatient centres and care homes across four countries, has bought a primary care outfit in western Sweden, and Denmark’s second largest private hospital group. We spoke to Capio’s CEO Thomas Berglund.
As previously predicted in Healthcare Europa, USA-based Universal Health Services (UHS), a hospital management company which owns and / or operates more than 230 acute care hospitals and behavioural health facilities in the US, the UK, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, has completed the acquisition of Cambian Group's Adult Services Division.
Affidea, independent pan-European healthcare provider of advanced diagnostic imaging and cancer care services, has signed a binding agreement for the sale and purchase of the diagnostic imaging company Q Diagnostica from Alantra Private Equity.
Indian e-health platform Practo has acquired Enlightiks, a business intelligence and predictive analytics software targeting healthcare operators, for an undisclosed amount.
Indian dental clinic chain Clove Dental is preparing to execute an expansion plan that could see it invest between US$25m and US$30m into building a network of 600 clinics over the next five years.
Brazil’s fourth largest diagnostics group Hermed Pardini has filed for an IPO, with proceeds expected to fund new acquisitions and greenfield projects – less than two months after competitor Alliar.
Private equity group TPG are rumoured to be in talks to buy a 26% stake in India’s second largest hospital chain Fortis. One consultant says the timing is somewhat unexpected.
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