🩺 Health Insurance Rebounds, $650M+ Funding
Impact Capital Markets #8
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Today's Topics
- 🩺 Health Insurance. Health Insurance rebounds in 2H 2023
- 💰 Funding. $740M+ Funding in Energy & Health
- 💼 Acquisitions. Hospitals, Bio Tech, Oil and gases
- 📅 Economics. Consumer, GDP and Inflation data + Japan, Canada Interest rates next week.
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🩺 Health Insurance rebounds in 2H 2023 after 1H Downturn
HolonIQ Health Insurance Index (HIQHINSR). The index saw yearly returns turn negative in 1H 2023, but staged a recovery in the second half of the year, with Year-on-Year returns increasing to ~15% in January 2024.UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(Market Cap: US$ 482B), the American health insurance giant, faced several challenges throughout the year, which included several lawsuits over issues including claim denials and coverage. CVS Health Corporation (Market Cap: US$ 98.5B), another prominent player in the health insurance market in the US, also announced a layoff of more than 200 workers and announced its plans to concentrate only on its primary care and urgent care services. In other developments, CVS invested in Carbon Health, a primary and urgent care startup, to improve the startup’s expansion into new markets. On a positive note, in 2H 2023, Cigna Corporation (Market Cap: US$ 89B), created a new AI digital health platform to provide a more personalized experience for its users.
💰Funding
⚡ Electra, a France-based EV charging company, raised $333M Series B from PGGM Investments and will likely use the funds to expedite the expansion of its charging infrastructure in Europe.
💡 Aira, a Sweden-based clean energy-tech company , raised $158.2M Series B from Altor to continue market expansion across Italy, Germany, and the UK.
🔋 Ineratec, a Germany-based e-Fuel company, raised over $129M Series B from Piva Capital to start the mass production of its industrial-scale Power-to-X plants worldwide and advance the production of e-Fuels made from recycled CO2 and renewable energy.
🔬 Noctrix Health, a California-based medical device company, raised a $40M Series C from Sectoral Asset Management to advance the Nidra™ Tonic Motor Activation (TOMAC) therapy towards its anticipated launch in the US market.
🚗 Trojan Energy, a UK-based electric vehicle charging company, raised $33M from Scottish National Investment Bank to facilitate its ambitious growth plans.
🛏️ Onera Health, a Netherlands-based company which specializes in sleep diagnostic and monitoring solutions, raised $32M Series C from Gimv and EQT life science to accelerate manufacturing and deployment plans to meet the customer demand for its self-applied, no-wire end-to-end solution.
💊 Disco Pharmaceuticals, a German-based company that specializes in large-scale surfaceome unlocking of cancer cells, raised $21.8M Seed from Sofinnova Partners to advance its cancer target-hunting platform.
📦Acquisitions
🏥 PureHealth, a Abu Dhabi-based healthcare platform, acquired Circle Health Group, a UK-based large independent hospital operator for about $1.2B.
💉 Integer Holdings Corporation, a Massachusetts-based medical device outsource manufacture, acquired Pulse Technologies, a Pennsylvania-based company that manufacture medical device components and assemblies for $140M.
🧬 Parse Biosciences, a Washington-based biotechnology startup company, acquired Biomage, a UK-based company which specializes in single-cell analysis.
💻 AEGIS Hedging Solutions, a Texas-based company that leads in hedging services and software for commodity markets, acquired Ancova Energy, an Oklahoma-based company that provides oil and gas marketing services and software.
🦿 Ossur, Iceland-based provider of mobility solutions, acquired Fior & Gentz, a Germany-based maker of lower limb neuro orthotic components.
🖥️ Innovaccer, a California-based maker of digital tools for providers, has acquired Cured, a Indiana-based digital marketing and customer relationship management [CRM] platform.
💧 Atlas-SSI, a Minnesota-based leader in water screening solutions that protect mission-critical assets and water ecosystems, acquired ABASCO, a Texas-based prominent provider of containment barriers and service.
📅 Economic Calendar
Anticipate key economic indicators focusing on Balance of Trade, GDP, and Inflation. Japan, Canada Interest rate decisions next week.
Wednesday January 17th 2024
🇨🇳 China - GDP Growth Rate YoY, Q4
🇨🇳 China - Industrial Production YoY, December
🇬🇧 UK - Inflation Rate YoY, December🇺🇸
🇺🇸 US - Retail Sales MoM, December
Thursday January 18th 2024
🇺🇸 US - Building Permits Prel, December
🇯🇵 Japan - Inflation Rate YoY, December
🇬🇧 UK - Retail Sales MoM, December
🇺🇸 US - Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Preliminary), January
Friday January 19th 2024
🇯🇵 Japan - Inflation Rate YoY, December
🇬🇧 UK - Retail Sales MoM, December
🇺🇸 US - Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Preliminary), January
Tuesday January 23th 2024
🇦🇺 Australia - NAB Business Confidence, December
🇯🇵 Japan - BoJ Interest Rate Decision
Wednesday January 24th 2024
🇯🇵 Japan - Balance of trade, December
🇩🇪 Germany - HCOB Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary), January
🇨🇦 Canada - BoC Interest Rate Decision
Thursday January 25th 2024
🇩🇪 Germany - Ifo Business Climate, January
🇺🇸 US - Durable Goods Orders MoM, December
🇺🇸 US - GDP Data, Q4
Friday January 26th 2024
🇩🇪 Germany - GfK Consumer Confidence , February
🇺🇸 US - Personal Income and Expenditure Data, December