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Columbia Asia on the market; could Mitsui-IHH combine scoop it up?

29 facilities and 2,600 beds of which 1,200 are in India. Existing investors in Columbia Asia Hospitals have put up the chain for sale, an all-or-nothing sale. Investors are making a beeline to a hospital chain about which everyone has good things to say. Who has a better chance? The Japanese, the Chinese or the good old American PEs

11/06/19

Suraksha P

Columbia Asia group has 29 medical facilities in Asia which are up for sale

According to the hospital group’s competitors, it is all or nothing. A piecemeal acquisition is not an option

In 2018, Columbia Asia consolidated all its shares and its holding company now owns 99.99% shares

The group CEO quit and went back to IHH, his former employer, which is a potential buyer

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Columbia Asia Hospitals—a $2-billion chain—is up for grabs. With 29 medical facilities and 2,600 beds, that’s Columbia Asia’s total value across Asian countries like Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and of course, India. Unsurprisingly, a large number of international private equity firms (PEs) and other buyers want in. Columbia Asia entered India in 2003 to run community…

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