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Investment opportunities on the rise in India’s robotic surgery sector

Robotic surgery in India has seen a lot of growth over the past decade. According to the Clinical Robotic Surgery Association of India, approximately 60,000 robotic-assisted surgeries are performed annually by more than 1,500 surgeons across specialties including general surgery, oncology, nephrology, pulmonology, cardiology, gynaecology, and orthopaedic surgeries.

Why pharma services is such an attractive investment space

Last week Telemos Capital, a European mid-market private equity firm backed by family capital, bought Helios Global Group, a full-service global healthcare communications provider, from NorthEdge, a regional lower mid-market private equity company. We spoke with one of the deal's advisors — Tom Cowap, Managing Director at Baird, an employee-owned international investment bank — about how this is a bellwether for growing private equity interest in the med comms and wider pharma services space.

Healthcare providers and researchers can use software to get the most out of health records — an interview with Dexter

Dexter is a UK-based software company that provides a platform designed to get the most out of electronic healthcare records. The platform can be used to automate the process of running clinical trials based on ‘real world’ evidence from health record data, but it can also be used by healthcare providers to improve their operations (this part of the platform is called DexterCare). 

More than 80% of healthcare business leaders and 86% of investors expect to see an increase in investment, according to new report

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has published new research on how leaders at Europe’s largest healthcare companies and sector investors view the future of the health and life sciences (HLS), revealing robust confidence in the for-profit European healthcare sector.  The report surveyed more than 700 senior executives and major investors across the continent representing multi-billion dollar companies.  “The healthcare and life sciences sector is currently undergoing a significant shift. Technological developments, demographic changes and advancements in research and medicine are beginning to transform the sector, creating entirely new opportunities for investors,” Simmons & Simmons partner Simonetta Giordano told HBI.

Healius sells Lumus Imaging to Affinity 

Australian diagnostics group Healius has sold its imaging division, Lumus Imaging, to pan-Asian PE firm Affinity Equity Partners, for A$965 million (~$655 million).

HBI News Round Up, Friday 4 October 2024

In this HBI News Round up we cover Spanish health insurer Sanitas’ new hospital in Barcelona, Indian eye hospital chain Dr Agarwals Health Care filing a draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Delhi-based hospital CK Birla Healthcare’s plans to raise $150 million to expand in India, and insurer AXA Health launching an online dermatology and digestive health platform in partnership with HBSUK.

Bupa expands subscription offerings with launch of Well+Silver

The UK branch of British multinational healthcare company Bupa has expanded its health and wellbeing subscription services with the launch of the Well+Silver tier for self-paying customers.  This new tier follows the bronze subscription introduced in June and is available to UK residents over 18 without Bupa insurance.

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