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Aster DM GCC sale nearly complete

The sale of the GCC division of Dubai-based listed hospital and pharmacy chain Aster DM, for just over $1bn, is nearly complete.

Aster DM sells majority stake in Gulf business for $1bn

Dubai-based listed hospital and pharmacy chain Aster DM is selling a majority 65% stake in its Gulf business for a shade over $1bn to a consortium led by PE investor Fajr Capital. HBI investigates the thinking behind the deal, what this means for the group's expansion plans, and looks at the future of the GCC market generally with the help of expert commentary. 

Blackstone likely buyer of KIMS Health

US private equity firm Blackstone has emerged as the likely buyer in the sale process of KIMS Health, an Indian hospital group which also has multiple hospitals and clinics in the Middle East.

HBI 2023: The outpatient differential

For years there has been a trend towards using outpatient services wherever possible - to improve patient outcomes, to better use an increasingly scarce workforce, and to increase cost efficiency. On the “Outpatient differential” panel at HBI 2023, how this push looks across the world was a key topic for discussion.

From the brink of collapse, NMC shows signs of recovery

GCC’s largest for-profit healthcare operator NMC Healthcare has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons for the last 18 months, but with stronger H1 results than expected announced today, and progress on exiting administration, there are signs that it may be turning a corner.

GCC hospital markets at a crossroads

Change is afoot for private hospital operators in the GCC with mandatory insurance rollouts and private sector-friendly reforms offset by squeezed margins and an exodus of foreign nationals. More big US non-profits have followed in the footsteps of their peers Cleveland and Mayo and investors are pouring money into new developments in some markets - but steering well clear of others. Here is our round-up after several weeks interviewing local sources for HBI Intelligence. 

Perella Weinberg sounds out buyers for $1bn+ NMC Health

Sell-side advisors Perella Weinberg are reportedly circulating teasers for in-administration international operator NMC Health's core GCC business with a view to a potential sale in April. We look at the potential for the potential new owners to consolidate the UAE hospital market.

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