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HCC Healthcare signs Nasdaq SPAC deal to fund expansion of Taiwan integrated care platform

Author: Archie Villaflores

Singapore-incorporated healthcare company HCC Healthcare has signed a business combination agreement with Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company RF Acquisition Corp III, with the deal expected to result in HCC Healthcare becoming a publicly traded company.

Blue Owl Capital acquires 12 Spire private hospitals from Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund for £1.3 billion

Author: Archie Villaflores

US alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of 12 Spire private hospitals in the UK from Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund in a deal valued at approximately £1.3 billion.

Cygnet Group acquires Irish care provider Orchard Care Group in first European expansion

Author: Archie Villaflores

UK mental health and social care provider Cygnet Group has acquired Irish integrated care operator Orchard Care Group, marking the company's first expansion into the European market beyond its established UK network.

Dedalus opens new Irish headquarters in Dublin as part of €10 million expansion strategy

Author: Archie Villaflores

Italian health technology company Dedalus has opened a new Irish headquarters at Northwood Business Park in Dublin, seven months after announcing a €10 million investment commitment and plans to hire 100 workers in Ireland over four years.

Brid Seoighe announced as judge for Private Healthcare Awards 2026

Author: Archie Villaflores

Brid Seoighe, Medical Director for Johnson and Johnson commercial operations in Ireland, joins the judging panel for the Private Healthcare Awards 2026, bringing a career spanning emergency medicine, pharmaceutical leadership, and healthcare governance that includes eight years as Vice Chair of the Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians of Ireland and board membership of IPPOSI. A postgraduate lecturer in pharmaceutical medicine through Trinity College Dublin and a holder of an IMI certificate in Strategy and Innovation, Seoighe contributes a perspective that bridges clinical practice, medical innovation, and healthcare leadership to the evaluation of entries across Ireland's private healthcare sector.

Star Health partners with Amplify Health to deploy AI claims intelligence across Indian health insurance operations

Author: Archie Villaflores

India's largest standalone health insurer Star Health and Allied Insurance has entered a three-year partnership with pan-Asian health technology company Amplify Health to deploy AI-led claims intelligence and healthcare analytics across its operations.

Bain Capital, KKR and KV Asia shortlisted for minority stake in Malaysia's Avisena Healthcare

Author: Archie Villaflores

Malaysian private healthcare firm Avisena Healthcare is attracting interest from global and regional private equity firms including Bain Capital, KKR, and KV Asia Capital, with a minority stake sale that could value the business at approximately RM1.5 billion.

Allica Bank extends healthcare lending to residential care and nursing home investors

Author: Archie Villaflores

UK challenger bank Allica Bank has expanded its healthcare lending offering to include financing against residential care and nursing home properties on an investment basis, responding to demand from customers and brokers.

Lanas appoints chief corporate development officer to lead global acquisition strategy

Author: Archie Villaflores

Dublin-headquartered healthcare technology company Lanas has appointed Rob Hutcheson as Chief Corporate Development Officer to lead its mergers and acquisitions strategy as it expands across the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Level Health cuts price of most popular health insurance plan by 10% for new members

Author: Archie Villaflores

Irish health insurer Level Health is cutting the price of its most popular plan by 10% from 1 July, making it the only provider in the market moving against a sustained wave of premium increases from rivals. The reduction applies to new members only and will remain in place until at least the end of August.

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