UK, Czechia and Poland-based ophthalmology company Optegra has found a buyer - PE firm MidEuropa has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake while management and current owners H2 will retain minority stakes.
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Bill Gates-backed Evercare sells Kenyan hospital stake
US PE Evercare Health Fund has sold its 1bn Kenyan shilling (€7.8m) stake in the Metropolitan and Ladnan hospitals in Nairobi. The PE fund is owned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
November 25, 2022
Simplyhealth launches £60m VC fund undaunted by poor economy
Insurance plan group Simplyhealth have launched a £60m VC fund for early-stage healthcare start-ups in the UK. Its CEO says his firm is well placed to invest sensibly due its contacts, and the current state of the economy.
November 25, 2022
Economy makes Fresenius breakup unlikely
Speculation persists over the break-up of bloated conglomerate Fresenius by new CEO Michael Sen, but HBI hears that looks increasingly unlikely given the current economic climate. So, what are Sen's options? HBI talks to a well-placed investment banker to find out more.
November 25, 2022
Scanmed buys Ars Medical
Polish multi-specialty healthcare company Scanmed has bought Polish oncology firm Ars Medical.
November 25, 2022
FREE BLOG Going somewhere new? Go digital
There's an air of confusion around digitalisation / telehealth. Everyone knows it is important. But as a standalone prospect, it takes time to make a profit. Babylon's stock crash, and Kry's withdrawal from Germany and continuing layoffs do little to dispel digital doom, and many patients insist on a hybrid model of care. But for healthcare companies looking to expand to pastures new, going digital can offer a cheap way to test the water.
November 18, 2022
Affidea expands Spanish offering with further acquisition in Madrid
European imaging and cancer treatment provider Affidea has acquired outpatient specialist Clínica Algete in Madrid.
November 18, 2022
Portugal’s heavy hitting hospitals look to expand
As the Portuguese NHS continues to flounder, hospital groups such as Luz Saude and CUF are looking to expand their coverage into untouched regions in the country.
November 18, 2022
Helios makes digital-only presence in Kenya and Colombia
Curalie, the digital health subsidiary of German hospital group Fresenius Helios, has launched new digital-only operations in Kenya and Colombia. Experts tell HBI this is a good way for Helios to access new markets, but likely won’t lead to a hospital boom any time soon.
November 18, 2022
€8bn to save German hospitals, but no relief for labs
The German government has pledged an €8bn support package to help hospitals and care homes tackle inflation and rising energy costs, and promised to end Germany's flat-rate DRG tariff system, but other parts of the the country's under pressure health care sector - particularly smaller lab groups - are struggling to stay afloat.
November 11, 2022
Portuguese government finds renewed appreciation of PPPs as Ribera wins contract
Spanish hospital group Ribera Salud has won an eight year, €800m contract to manage the Cascais Hospital in Portugal in a private public partnership (PPP). HBI understands it may have been the only bidder in a climate where PPPs look to have been falling out of fashion.
November 11, 2022
The UK care home sector
Following our brand new intelligence report on the UK elderly care sector, we look at the size of the for-profit and public/non-profit sectors.
