Private Equity perception in the public needs to change: B.S. Ajaikumar

HCG Founder and Non-Executive Chairman Dr B.S. Ajaikumar has defended private equity’s role in Indian healthcare, saying investors can bring capital, operational discipline and technology without interfering in clinical decision-making. In an interview with ETHealthworld, he opposed arbitrary hospital price caps, responded to the CDSCO suspension of the ethics committee at HCG-Bangalore Institute of Oncology, and called for wider government support to make costly immunotherapy treatments accessible to cancer patients.

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Artemis Medicare shares gain 26% in 3 months; analysts see 30% upside

The newly operational Artemis Shanti Hospital in Raipur is expected to be a key growth driver for the company, though its earnings contribution is likely to be gradual. The 300-bed facility commenced operations in July.

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Manipal Hospitals repays Rs 5,310 crore debt from IPO proceeds

The healthcare major said, “The redemption was undertaken using the relevant portion of the IPO proceeds, in accordance with the objects of the Initial Public Offering disclosed in the Prospectus dated July 31, 2026.”

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