Healthcare-focused private equity (PE) firm InvAscent on Friday said it has invested ₹70 crore in Sharp Sight Group of Eye Hospitals. The funds will be used for the New Delhi-based company’s expansion over the...
KKR, Ampersand Capital in joint bid for Oxford Immunotec: sources
A consortium of private equity firms KKR & Co Inc and Ampersand Capital Partners has approached Oxford Immunotec Global Plc, a medical diagnostics company that develops tests to identify tuberculosis, with a $400...
DocsApp announces merger deal with healthtech platform MediBuddy
Online doctor consultation app DocsApp on Thursday announced a merger with Bengaluru-based healthcare platform MediBuddy, in early signs of consolidation in the online health care segment. Though the company did not...
Healthcare startup IVF Access raises $5 million from Vertex Ventures
Bengaluru-based healthcare startup IVF Access has raised $5 million as a part of its Series A funding from Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. The capital will be deployed to set up IVF clinics across India that...
Max completes healthcare merger with Radiant Life
Max India on Monday said it has completed spinning off its hospital assets under Max Healthcare and all its residual businesses under Advaita Allied Health Services, along with merger of healthcare business of Radiant...
Private equity firm IG4 buys two Brazilian hospitals amid COVID pandemic
Brazilian private equity firm IG4 has spent 200 million reais ($38 million) on two recent deals to acquire hospitals through its recently formed OPY Health unit amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to people with...
Singapore SC dismisses Singh Bros’ appeal against HC order
In another setback for former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder and Shivinder Singh, a Singapore Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed their appeal against the order of the Singapore High Court which had earlier refused to set...
Germany approves new powers to block foreign takeovers in healthcare
Germany gave itself new powers to veto hostile foreign takeover bids for healthcare companies on Wednesday, a measure designed to ensure a continuous supply of essential products during the coronavirus crisis. The...
Azim Premji Foundation, NCBS-TIFR, inStem join hands to ramp up Covid-19 testing
Azim Premji Foundation, the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR), and the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), have joined hands to ramp up testing infrastructure and...
Thermo Fisher launches 39 euros/share bid for Qiagen
U.S. life science tools company Thermo Fisher on Monday launched its agreed $11.5 billion takeover offer for Qiagen, calling on investors of the German genetic testing specialist to tender their shares. Thermo Fisher...
Carlyle Group to buy 74% in SeQuent Scientific for over Rs 1,500 crore
Private equity player The Carlyle Group has signed up to acquire a majority 74 per cent stake in Mumbai-headquartered animal health care company Sequent Scientific for over Rs 1,500 crore. The transaction is being done...
Carlyle set to buy animal health company Sequent Scientific
The Carlyle Group is set to acquire Sequent Scientific, India’s largest animal healthcare and nutrition company, ending months of negotiations with founders Arun Kumar and KR Ravishankar, people aware of the matter said...
