INVESTMENTS - Global Investment House Fund Buys 80% of Turkey’s Bicakcilar

Global Capital Management Ltd., a buyout unit of Global Investment House of Kuwait, acquired 80 percent of Turkey’s Bicakcilar Tibbi Cihazlar AS, a medical equipment manufacturer, Global said. (source)

Turkey: Universal Hospitals group talking to four buyers - Deal to sell less than 50 percent

Turkey's Universal Hospitals Group, one of the country's largest healthcare services groups, is close to a deal to sell a significant stake to a foreign investor, its financial adviser told Reuters on Thursday.

Universal Hospitals is in talks with four foreign financial groups on a partnership and may sign a deal in February, Okan Altug, a senior executive of Daruma Corporate Finance, said.

Mergers and acquisitions amounted to $29 billion in 2010 in Turkey, according to a report by Deloitte. And international investor interest in the Turkish healthcare sector is growing.