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Sweden: Essity secures €400m loan from EIB to strengthen innovation capabilities

Hygiene and health company Essity has secured a €400m seven-year loan at favourable terms with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The loan will support the company's research, development, and innovation initiatives across all business areas.  "The agreement with the EIB supports Essity's aim to further strengthen the innovation capabilities across the...

UK: CMA seeks views on Welltower’s care home acquisitions

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking views on four completed acquisitions by Welltower of care homes managed by Barchester, HC-One, Aria Care, and Danforth Care. The request for comments is the first part of the information-gathering process before the CMA launches a formal investigation. In October 2025, New York-listed Welltower, a healthcare infrastructure investor focusing on rental housing for aging seniors across the US, UK, and Canada, announced US$14bn of acquisitions, primarily comprised of high-quality seniors housing communities in the US and UK. The largest component of the incremental seniors housing transactions was...