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13-May-19 US private equity group TPG will take over and manage Abraaj’s USD1 bn healthcare fund, offering relief for Kenyan medical outlets into which the fund had pumped billions of shillings. Abraaj’s Kenyan portfolio includes 18 clinics and 10 hospitals. [image: NMG]
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03-May-19 PerkinElmer, an American medtech company, has opened its newest life science lab instruments and diagnostics manufacturing facility at the JTC MedTech Hub in Singapore. The facility is the company's largest instrument manufacturing facility globally. [image: Perkinelmer / The Straits Times]
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26-Apr-19 Singapore’s largest ride-hailing company, Grab has invested in last-mile delivery firm Ninja Van, which will see Grab’s current logistics service, GrabExpress, expand its offerings to include scheduled deliveries on top of on-demand deliveries. [image: Bloomberg / South China Morning Post]
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22-Apr-19 The wave of M&A in GCC financial services is needed to raise efficiencies and build the scale required to increase investments in financial technology, as payment solutions are increasingly enabled by fintech, according to Rishi Kapoor, co-CEO of Investcorp. [image: ADCB / Handout via Thomson Reuters Zawya]
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