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Can private equity build the next Max Hospital in Kerala?

Global investors are betting on Kerala’s healthcare boom. But it remains to be seen whether private capital can coexist with the state’s public ethos.

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Can private equity build the next Max Hospital in Kerala?

Global investors are betting on Kerala’s healthcare boom. But it remains to be seen whether private capital can coexist with the state’s public ethos.

Neethi Lisa Rojan

14 October, 2025•12 min

0

14 October, 2025•12 min

0

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

Can private equity build the next Max Hospital in Kerala?

More in Business

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Akasa, Air India Express or SpiceJet: plenty on offer for Adani’s airline play

Prince M. Thomas

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Akasa, Air India Express or SpiceJet: plenty on offer for Adani’s airline play

A regulatory easing could see the billionaire’s conglomerate move from running airports to owning an airline—an idea he is warming up to, with multiple options open.

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Suits and countersuits fly between IPO-bound Zetwerk and Ayr Energy

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BSE and NSE’s money-with-morals indices struggle to justify their existence

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Ambanis double down but Reliance’s growth engines sputter

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