PE giant CVC has secured two-year portability on French hospital group Elsan's €1.6bn debt, a move that will enable the loans to remain in place in the event of a sale.
Centene, the massive American third-party administrator, is increasing its 50% stake in Spanish health management group Ribera Salud to 90%. The deal, which is going through regulatory approval, values Ribera at €125-140m and could be a signal of more acquisitions outside the US as the health reform which helped it grow looks increasingly under attack by President Trump.
Pan-Asian hospital group IHH Healthcare has announced its CEO will change at the end of 2019, a refinancing of up to $250m of non-Lira debt and its Fortis deal boosted Q1 2019 results, while its Turkish subsidiary Acibadem is reportedly eyeing an investment in London.
Aster DM has reported strong top-line growth in its FY19 results and plans more asset-light projects in India going forward. We speak to the company's head of investor relations and take a look at how the company faired.
The sale of pan-Asian hospital group Columbia Asia is "on track and going well" despite the surprise announced departure of its CEO Dr Kelvin Loh, who will join larger competitor IHH Healthcare at the end of the year.
German hospital group Asklepios Kliniken has hinted it may look at further acquisitions outside Germany, which our contacts interpret as expanding its hospital business. We look at who is for sale now and in the near future.
Alliance Healthcare Group, provider of primary care and specialist clinics, has joined around 16 Singaporean healthcare services companies listed in Singapore, in preparation for a digital overhaul of its healthcare services. We speak to a finance expert and the CEO of a digital healthcare platform about the move.
Panellists on the LatAm panel at HBI 2019 see good opportunities in the region thanks to booming demand, particularly as demographics shift from rural to urban bases, and with the growth of the chronic and elderly care markets. Increasing use of digital health tools and better data, plus the growth of the consumer market are also seen as positive factors for the market.
US radiation oncology hardware and software maker Varian has bought a chain of cancer hospitals for $283m in India, but denies this is a move into services, claiming it has a very different motive.
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