London-listed GCC healthcare provider NMC Health plans to expand in GCC through small acquisitions, expand further into MENA, and potentially move into other emerging market countries through operation and maintenance contracts (O&M), while expanding its fertility segment globally. We speak to NMC to find out more.
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Dentacoin – a cryptocurrency for the dental industry
A clinic in Taiwan just became the fourth dental practice to accept Dentacoin (DCN), after locations in the UK, Bulgaria and India opted into the dental industry exclusive cryptocurrency. Does it have a future?
December 19, 2017
Why does Thailand have more listed hospital groups than all of Western Europe combined?
Thailand has 18 publicly traded hospital operators, while the UK and Germany have only three each. And all of Western Europe combined? Barely more than a dozen. We look at why.
December 19, 2017
Listed Thai hospital group to manage hospitals and clinics in Pakistan
Bangkok Chain Hospital, the third-largest Thai hospital operator by market cap, has entered into a joint venture with Pakistani hospital operator Cosmos Health Services to manage hospitals and clinics in Pakistan. We talk to an analyst in Thailand, and Cosmos.
December 18, 2017
Private equity firms in talks for French clinic chain to change hands
Private equity firm Eurazeo has entered into exclusive negotiations with Bridgepoint to acquire its private clinic chain, C2S Group in France, with rumours that it could be worth €240-250m.
December 14, 2017
Waterland buys German nursing home operator
Private equity firm Waterland has acquired a nursing home operator with 28 homes and 3,058 beds in southern Germany. We talk to Carsten Rahlfs, partner at Waterland.
December 14, 2017
Thonburi Hospital Group goes public in Bangkok, and share price plummets in one week
Thonburi Hospital Group (THG) went public on the Bangkok stock exchange on Thursday, December 7. Market cap when trading opened on the first day suggested it was nearly a US$1bn company (32.3bn baht), but this has dropped to US$808m (26bn baht), at the time of writing, as shares have dropped 28% from the initial offer price. We talk to a source close to THG to find out more.
December 12, 2017
South African fund makes first acquisitions and has big plans
RH Bophelo, a black-owned healthcare-focused special purpose acquisition company, has made its first purchases since a R500m (US$40m) listing in July. We talk to CEO Quinton Zunga.
December 11, 2017
KKR raises US$1.45bn for healthcare investments in ‘the Americas’
Global private equity firm KKR has closed a US$1.45bn fund focusing on healthcare investments in 'the Americas'.
December 6, 2017
Private wing of London NHS hospital set to expand
We hear from reliable sources that the Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south-west London is putting a management contract out to tender that could see the enlargement of its private wing.
December 5, 2017
Doctolib raises €35m for German and French expansion
French medical appointment bookings platform Doctolib has raised $42m (€35m) in its second round of funding in 2017. We speak to co-founder and CEO Stanislas Niox-Chateau about the deal and how he will grow his platform, as well as how this deal values his company.
December 1, 2017
Fertility giant bought by billionaire Russian
Russia's largest fertility operator AVA-Peter Clinic has been acquired by one of the country's richest men. We talk to a well-placed contact about what this might mean for a market that has seen a dearth of M&A activity in recent years.
