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Australian competition authority reviewing Ramsay’s acquisition of NCPH from Healthscope

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is reviewing the acquisition by Australia’s largest for-profit hospital group, Ramsay Health Care, of Canberra-based National Capital Private Hospital (NCPH), the biggest asset that is being sold off in the liquidation of Healthscope, which was Australia’s second largest hospital group until it went bust last year.

KKR and GIC struggling to sell Filipino hospital chain Metro Pacific for $3 billion

The sale process for Filipino hospital chain Metro Pacific Hospital Group has stalled due to price misalignment. US private equity firm KKR and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC haven't managed to sell their joint 80% stake at the $3 billion + valuation they were targeting in 2024. The two main interested parties, US private equity firms TPG and Blackstone, think the roughly 20x multiple is far too high. HBI hears one of the bids came in as low as $2 billion.

The HBI Top 250 largest groups in EMEA by revenue 2025 edition

Introduction Healthcare Business International's inaugural Top 250 ranking tracks revenues of the biggest for-profit healthcare services companies across EMEA, based on analysis of over 4,000 providers. Spanning hospitals, diagnostics, elderly care, dentistry, mental health and outpatient services across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, this year's list reveals some significant market shifts beneath surface stability.  […]

Bupa acquires third London hospital

British multinational health insurer Bupa is buying King Edward VII’s Hospital, a 56-bed facility in the Harley Street area in London. This follows the recent acquisition of New Victoria Hospital, a 33-bed facility in Kingston Upon Thames. Both acquisitions are driven by Bupa’s strategic intent to keep 40% of referrals within its provider network. However, we hear Bupa may struggle to attract the consultants, and therefore enough patients, that would be required to achieve this.

Sana Kliniken sells procurement arm to Nordic Capital-backed Vivecti Group

Sana Kliniken, Germany’s third largest for-profit hospital group by revenue, is selling its procurement arm, Sana Einkauf, to Vivecti Group, a major German healthcare procurement platform that has been owned by private equity firm Nordic Capital since 2018. A procurement expert tells us this deal looks like “a desperate attempt to finally achieve the long-awaited exit for Nordic Capital”.

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