PAI Partners has sold French medical laboratory services operator Cerba HealthCare to Swiss private equity house Partners Group and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments for €1.8bn –before second round bids started in February. Healthcare Europa understands Partners Group acquired a majority stake and PSP Investments a significant minority stake in the group.
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Filipino conglomerate Ayala Corp wants to invest up to $200m in clinics and pharmacies
Filipino conglomerate Ayala Corp. is reportedly looking to invest between ₱5bn (US$100m) and ₱10bn (US$200m) in expanding its clinics and pharmacies network over the next few years – with the intention to further franchise a part of it.
January 24, 2017
Vithas finally to buy Nisa – but at a high price
Spanish hospital operator Vithas has finally reached an agreement with Accionistas X Nisa, the platform regrouping hospital chain Nisa’s minority shareholders. Vithas, which already owns a 47% controlling stake in Nisa will be able to buy the rest of the group at a whooping €24.5 per share.
January 24, 2017
Interview: Amir Barsoum, CEO of Egyptian healthcare IT platform Vezeeta
Egyptian IT platform Vezeeta, a healthcare services booking site and practice management software, raised $5m for expansion across the Middle East in December last year. We speak to its CEO, Amir Barsoum.
January 23, 2017
Interview: Milan Leckeši, CEO of Czech healthcare provider Agel
Czech healthcare provider Agel, which owns 36 hospitals across Central Europe, added seven facilities to its network last year - and more in the pipeline for 2017. We speak to its new CEO, Milan Leckeši.
January 23, 2017
Why are German hospitals selling their care homes?
Two weeks ago, German hospital chain Sana sold two of its care homes in Düsseldorf to the Red Cross. We know that Asklepios has also been selling some of its care homes. So will German private hospital operators continue to pull out of elderly care? Healthcare Europa is being told it is unlikely.
January 20, 2017
Cerba to sell for around €1.8bn
French laboratory chain Cerba could be valued at up to €2bn -with three bidders still in the race. It is rumoured the group could sell before February, when second round bids are set. But owner PAI Partners may not get the price it hoped for.
January 20, 2017
Vitanas “struggles to attract buyers”
German care home chain Vitanas, which has been for sale since late 2016, is struggling to find buyers, claim sources close to the group.
January 19, 2017
Interview: Omar Arteaga, senior manager at KPMG Colombia
A recent study by Latin American business publication Economia identified Colombia’s hospital sector as ‘the new star’ in the region, with 21 hospitals appearing in its top 44 best hospitals in Latin America. Omar Arteaga, senior manager at KPMG Colombia, explains why.
January 18, 2017
Vietnam attracts foreign operators – but why?
Two weeks ago, Singapore Medical Group (SMG), which owns 23 clinics in Singapore, bought a minority stake into City Clinic Asia, another Singaporean operator, in the hope to develop two clinics in Vietnam. Hien Nguyen Luong, director at PwC in Vietnam, says the country is increasingly appealing to foreign investors.
January 16, 2017
Medicover denies Brasov hospital rumours
Medicover says it is not in negotiations to convert a shopping centre in the central Romanian city of Brasov into a private hospital - for now. But the group is keen to further expand in the country ahead of a potential IPO this year.
January 12, 2017
Ambea to further expand in Norway
Swedish elderly care and social care provider Ambea has completed its acquisition of disability care specialist TBO Helse - its third acquisition in Norway in this field in less than a year. Daniel Warnholtz, CFO of Ambea, explains the group sees strong potential in the market.
