Leading Malayali businessman Faizal Kottikollon’s Meitra Hospital will see a majority stake acquired by global private equity firm KKR in a deal valued at approximately Rs 1,200 crore. Meitra’s initial operations under Kottikollon’s KEF Holdings began in 2012, with hospital services commencing in 2017. The Kozhikode Meitra Hospital is JCI-accredited, spanning 450,000 sq. KKR’s return to Indian healthcareHaving exited Max Healthcare in 2022, KKR’s acquisition of Meitra reflects a strong re-entry into the Indian healthcare sector. Faizal Kottikollon said Meitra Hospital was founded with the dream of bringing the world’s best healthcare practices and infrastructure to Kozhikode.