Pro Tip: Learn how to use HBI Alerts to follow your favorite topics

Hospitals

 

Preparing for the 2025 healthcare investment landscape — in conversation with Sharon Lamb, Partner at McDermott, Will & Emery

As the healthcare and life sciences sector emerges from a period of consolidation and slower deal activity, investors are eyeing 2025 with cautious optimism. HPE Europe, a conference hosted by multinational law firm McDermott, Will & Emery (MWE), convened in London this autumn to explore key investment themes and strategies for the year ahead, with HBI in attendance.

India’s healthcare IPO market grows, presenting fresh opportunities for investors

Niva Bupa Health Insurance, an India-based health insurance firm backed by private equity firm True North, and Paras Healthcare, one of the top Indian private hospitals, have received the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) approval to launch Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). Niva Bupa aims to raise ₹3,000 crore ($361 million USD), comprising Rs 800 crore ($96.4 million USD), through fresh equity and ₹2,200 crore ($264 million USD) via an Offer for Sale (OFS). The Times of India reported in July 2024 that Niva Bupa is “the second standalone health insurer to file an IPO, after Star Health & Allied Insurance Company”, India’s leading health insurer. 

Germany’s hospital reform passes Bundestag

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach’s long-awaited reform to Germany’s hospital sector is to become law after being passed by the Bundestag (the country’s legislature). The reform is likely to lead to many of the country’s smaller unspecialised inpatient facilities being either shut or converted into outpatient facilities. 

Malaysia emerges as a preferred hub for healthcare PE investments

The Southeast Asian country Malaysia has recently witnessed a surge in private healthcare investments. This is particularly evident in the country’s top for-profit hospital provider IHH Healthcare’s latest acquisition of Island Hospital, a 600-bed private facility in Penang, Malaysia, for £970 million from the private equity (PE) firm Affinity Equity Partners. The Malaysian healthcare sector ripe for healthcare PE investments.

Czech government transfers responsibility for emergency care to insurance companies

The government of Czechia, commonly known as the Czech Republic, has approved a major amendment to the Act on Health Services, a law that regulates the provision of healthcare in the country. Several changes to the Act have been made, including a transfer of responsibility for funding and organising emergency care from the country’s regional authorities to healthcare insurers.

IHH Healthcare Malaysia may see corporate restructuring as shareholders seek greater control

IHH Healthcare, a leading Malaysian for-profit hospital group, may undergo corporate restructuring as key shareholders explore increasing their stakes, according to The Edge Malaysia. Mitsui & Co Ltd, shareholder and a global trading and investment company seeks to increase its holding from 33% to 49%. Malaysian institutional funds and Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners together look to gain a hold on the remaining 51% stake. 

Find Us