London-based buyout firm CapVest Partners is to acquire a majority stake in Stada Arzneimittel, the German generic drugmaker said on Monday, in what is set to be one of the biggest takeover deals in Europe this year...
Cardinal Health to buy Solaris Health for $1.9 billion, posts weak results
Cardinal Health said on Tuesday it will buy healthcare management firm Solaris Health for $1.9 billion in cash, as the drug distributor looks to expand its specialty business. Shares of Ohio-based Cardinal fell nearly...
Singapore’s Temasek-backed entity to acquire 16% stake in Ayala’s healthcare arm
AC Health, the healthcare arm of the Philippines’ oldest conglomerate Ayala Corp, said on Monday that a private equity firm backed by Singapore’s state-investor Temasek will acquire a 16% minority stake in...
UnitedHealth to sell off 164 locations to settle US challenge to Amedisys deal
UnitedHealth Group has agreed to sell off 164 hospice and home health locations to resolve U.S. antitrust concerns over its $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. The Justice...
FTC seeks to block Edwards Lifesciences’ acquisition of JenaValve
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Edwards Lifesciences Corp’s acquisition of JenaValve Technology Inc, saying in a lawsuit filed in Washington on Wednesday that the merger would decrease...
Manipal Hospitals seeks CCI nod to acquire Sahyadri Hospitals for about Rs 6,400 cr
Healthcare major Manipal Hospitals has sought approval from the fair trade regulator CCI to acquire Pune-based Sahyadri Hospitals from global investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board in a deal pegged at...
Jashvik Capital acquires Rs 400 crore stake in Marg ERP
Jashvik Capital has acquired an undisclosed stake in Marg ERP for Rs. 400 crore, as per a joint press release from the two parties. Founded in 2000 by Anup Singh Thakur, Sudhir Singh Thakur, and Mahendar Singh, Marg ERP...
CapVest eyes majority stake in German drugmaker Stada, Bloomberg News reports
London-based buyout firm CapVest Partners is in talks to acquire a majority stake in German drugmaker Stada Arzneimittel, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The deal would value Stada Arzneimittel at about 10 billion...
KKR mulls acquisition of healthcare technology firm GPI, Bloomberg News reports
KKR is considering a potential buyout of Italian health-care technology firm GPI SpA, as the U.S. investment firm scouts for takeover targets amid the recent market volatility, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. KKR...
OraSure Technologies received takeover bid from industry entrepreneur, sources say
Prominent healthcare entrepreneur Ron Zwanziger approached medical device maker OraSure Technologies with a takeover offer, three people familiar with the matter said, in what would mark more consolidation in the...
Manipal Health buys Sahyadri Hospitals for Rs 6,400 crore
Manipal Health Enterprises, India’s 2nd largest hospital chain, has bought Sahyadri Hospitals from Canada’s Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP), as per an official release from both sides that did not divulge...
Merck nears $10 billion deal for respiratory drugmaker Verona, FT reports
Merck is nearing a roughly $10 billion deal to buy lung disease-focused biotech Verona Pharma, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Merck would pay $107 per American depository share for Verona, the report said...
