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India Healthcare Surge: $1.17B Manipal IPO, Cloudnine Bids

6/20/2026

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Manipal Health Enterprises filed a $1.17 billion IPO in March 2026, with Temasek, TPG and Novo Holdings sellers.
Private-equity and sovereign-wealth funds invested $15.5 billion in Indian healthcare for five years, with hospitals taking 68 %.
Seven private-equity firms, including KKR and TPG Capital, are bidding for a 25 % stake in Cloudnine.
Only 16,746 of 44,100 hospitals are empanelled under AB-PMJAY, leaving India with 3 beds per 1,000 people and about 400 million uninsured.

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Story summary

Manipal Health Enterprises filed a $1.17 billion IPO in March 2026, with Temasek, TPG and Novo Holdings sellers.
Private-equity and sovereign-wealth funds invested $15.5 billion in Indian healthcare for five years, with hospitals taking 68 %.
Seven private-equity firms, including KKR and TPG Capital, are bidding for a 25 % stake in Cloudnine.
Only 16,746 of 44,100 hospitals are empanelled under AB-PMJAY, leaving India with 3 beds per 1,000 people and about 400 million uninsured.