Who are the biggest health care services companies in EMEA? For the third year running we have compiled a list of the Top 100 companies by revenue from HBI Intelligence's database, which includes 5,000+ health care services operators across Europe, the Middle East and emerging markets across Asia and Latin America. The Top 100 shows these companies’ sales relating to health care service activities in EMEA only.
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Panic rush to do deals ahead of Lauterbach reforms
HBI hears that a glut of M&A deals are being rushed through, with panicking investors and operators competing for buyers before Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach's controversial reforms pass - though it remains unclear exactly what those reforms will be. HBI asks whether the panic is merited, just how low have multiples dropped, and who will benefit from this?
September 29, 2023
Median expands into third major European market
Waterland-owned Germany and UK rehabilitation and mental health specialist Median has expanded into a third major market with the acquisition of Hestia Alliance in Spain. HBI asks "why Spain?"
September 29, 2023
Why it pays to do the basics when building a patient pathway
A German outpatient operator tells HBI how providers are attracting and keeping patients within their businesses throughout the patient pathway, with as many as 50% of complex ophthalmology referrals coming from internal sources. HBI hears it pays to do basic (less profitable) work and even consider retail early in the patient journey so when they really do need help, they already have a provider of choice.
September 29, 2023
German for profits’ growing influence in the healthcare sector
Germany's for-profit hospital sector has a growing role in the market's provision. Between 2014 and 2021, the percentage of German hospitals which were owned by the for-profit sector rose 2.3 percentage points to 44.5% and the number of beds controlled by the for-profit sector rose 0.9 percentage points to 24%.
September 22, 2023
Interview: Michal Tzuchman Katz, CEO and founder of Kahun
The possibilities of AI in medicine are seemingly boundless, with many talking about its labour saving potential. Yet concerns persist, particularly with Chat GPT, and its black box LLM (large language model) system which is designed to mimic conversation but is not always factually accurate nor able to spot signs of acuity. By their nature, black box systems also cannot explain the conclusions they reach.
September 22, 2023
Fresenius to sell Curalie after De Meo’s discreet departure
Fresenius’ digital health subsidiary Curalie is reportedly up for sale, as the conglomerate’s CEO continues to win over investors, streamline the group, and replace management. Meanwhile HBI hears former Helios CEO Francesco De Meo may be unhappy with the circumstances of his departure - and could seek legal advice.
September 22, 2023
HBI Deals+Insights briefing October 2023: Intelligence members
Click here to see your October 2023 edition of Deals+Insights In October's double edition we look at the strength of the international hospital market and investigate whether the apparent freeze on M&A is rapidly thawing. Major M&A deals include the sale of the UK's largest hospital group, Circle Health, the acquisition of Polish hospital group […]
September 21, 2023
Hospital groups’ battle for northern Portugal heats up
The battle for the for-profit hospital market in the north of Portugal is heating up, with CUF buying small group Arrifana de Sousa.
September 21, 2023
International hospital market holding firm against inflation and workforce crisis
Hospital groups across Europe are looking at the best ways to deal with inflation and the workforce crisis – and new payment models are helping. HBI looks at the half-year results of three listed groups this week to find out what this looks like in the UK, Italy and Switzerland.
September 15, 2023
Private pay: Rising – but not as fast as you think
Data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) shows the self-pay bubble in the UK seems to have reached its peak. While private pay admissions are still rising across the country, self-pay is out while private medical insurance (PMI) is in.
September 15, 2023
Helios CEO Francesco De Meo leaves with little fanfare
Fresenius Helios has a new CEO. Germany’s largest hospital group by revenue and subsidiary of Germany-based conglomerate Fresenius announced the news in a press release which ignores outgoing Francesco De Meo’s significant and longstanding contribution to the group.
