Aster DM Quality Care Limited is set to merge with four prominent healthcare brands, including Aster DM, CARE Hospitals, KIMSHEALTH, and Evercare. The combined entity will emerge as one of the top three hospital chains in the country.

Aster DM Healthcare and Quality Care India Limited have signed definitive agreements to merge, subject to regulatory, corporate and shareholders’ approvals

Based on the swap ratio recommended in the valuation report, the Aster promoters will hold 24 per cent and Blackstone 30.7 per cent in the merged entity

The merged entity, Aster DM Quality Care Limited, will have a combined portfolio of four leading brands: Aster DM, CARE Hospitals, KIMSHEALTH and Evercare. It will have a of network of 38 hospitals and 10,

Aster DM Healthcare, one of India's largest integrated healthcare service providers, has entered into definitive agreement with Quality Care India (QCIL), backed by Blackstone and TPG, to merge, creating one of the country's top three hospital chains.

The merger between Aster DM Healthcare and QCIL, valued at $5.08 billion, forms Aster DM Quality Care, the third-largest hospital chain in India. The entity will operate 38 hospitals with plans to increase bed capacity significantly over the next two years.

Aster DM Healthcare acquires Quality Care India, forming Aster DM Quality Care Ltd with 38 hospitals and ₹7,300 crore revenue.

On Friday, Aster DM said in a stock exchange filing it would acquire 19 million equity shares of Quality Care India (QCIL) from Blackstone and Centella at Rs 445.8 per share by issuing 18.6 million of its own shares to QCIL’s shareholders at Rs 456.