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20-Apr-18 Healthcare buyouts in Asia hit a new high in 2017, with deal values from 61 transactions reaching USD7.2 bn, as companies increasingly partner with foreign players on larger deals. The deal value surpassed the long standing 2001 record. [image: SCMP]
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18-Apr-18 Dubai-based private-equity firm Abraaj Group has told investors it is ready to step down as the manager of a USD1 bn growth markets healthcare fund amid an investigation into whether it misused some of the fund's money. [image: The Abraaj Group]
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16-Apr-18 ICICI Lombard General Insurance has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire Chennai-based Star Health & Allied Insurance, edging past the competing consortium of WestBridge Capital and investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, valuing the company at INR6,000 crore (USD904 mn). [image: Business Medical Dialogues / Star Health]
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13-Apr-18 The public healthcare system in China is overcrowded, particularly in level III public hospitals. The government has now opened the healthcare system to private investments and the Chinese government is now encouraging physicians to practice at multiple facilities. [image: China Med Device]
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09-Apr-18 Indian beauty and wellness firm VLCC is expanding, with plans to add 50 new training institutes to its existing 70. VLCC also has plans to foray into new markets such as Canada, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Oman and Bangladesh. [image: BCCL]
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