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KKR-Ramsay deal looks to be off (again)
The seemingly ill-fated takeover of Australia-based international hospital group Ramsay seems to fallen apart after the consortium led by PE firm KKR refused to amend its second offer which Ramsay called “meaningfully inferior”.
September 16, 2022
Up to 70% of German hospitals expect to lose money
Around 70% of German hospitals expect a loss this year, according to a survey by management consultancy Roland Berger. HBI chats with a German operator source to find out more.
September 16, 2022
FREE BLOG Consolidation conundrum – is it ok to own all a pathway?
Pharmacy chain CVS’ latest acquisition - home care provider Signify - has led to an outcry in certain quarters asking, given that it already owns the drugs price negotiator and a private insurance company, whether such wide reaching consolidation is good for shareholders or for patients.
September 9, 2022
CVS’ Signify takeover raises competition concerns
CVS Health, a US retail pharmacy giant, beat Amazon in an $8bn total, $30.50 per share bidding war for home healthcare services company Signify.
September 9, 2022
Is Circle BMI for sale or not?
The sale of UK hospital group Circle BMI rolls on - or does it? US care company Centene announced its intention to divest its foreign assets in December and has successfully sold its Spanish and central European subsidiary. HBI now understands from a source close to the company that the sale of Circle BMI is not currently on the cards. Why?
September 9, 2022
Spire’s self-pay revenue rockets
The H1 results for Spire Healthcare, the listed UK-based hospital group, shows the UK continues to be a fertile market for self-pay.
September 9, 2022
NHS wage rise to cut tech budgets
The UK’s NHS technology budgets are being cut to fund £1.8bn worth of cost of living-fuelled wage increases, a consultant has told HBI.
September 2, 2022
Euromedica probe may scupper Henry Dunant deal
The Greek and US governments are investigating vulture fund Farallon's purchase of Euromedica back in 2020. That could scupper Euromedica's planned merger with Imithea – the parent company of Greece’s largest single private hospital Henry Dunant.
September 2, 2022
Is Uber Health über or unter?
Uber Health, essentially a taxi service to help non-urgent patients get to hospital appointments, has launched in Australia. But how much will it change healthcare services?
September 2, 2022
Amazon to bet $12bn on health care
Amazon is among the bidders in the $8bn auction of AI/big data US player Signify Health. That comes just over a month after it bought loss-making US primary care chain One Medical for $3.9bn. The tech giant is also closing its existing telehealth arm, Amazon Care.
September 2, 2022
German hospitals face tariff squeeze
German hospitals are struggling with inflation as there has been very little sign payors will raise tariff prices, a German operator told HBI.
