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On the surface, Narayana Health’s latest acquisition holds promise. But a closer look suggests that the UK’s Practice Plus Group will need a bit of a turnaround before it can start yielding results.

Editor's note: This story is useful for healthcare professionals and investors to understand the many opportunities in the sector. Our story goes beyond the public announcements Narayana Health has made in the press, so this should be of value to existing and prospective investors in the company. The copy is also of interest to employees of Practice Plus Group in the UK to have a better understanding of their current owners.
A public listing will help clean up the hospital chain’s balance sheet after the costly Sahyadri acquisition. But depressed metrics, integration risks and lofty valuations make this far from a clean turnaround story.
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