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HBI Deals+Insights briefing June 2021: Intelligence members

Click here to see your Deals+Insights June 2021 We’re soon expecting a flood of M&A so June’s edition looks at the potential pipeline, including Dental Partners, Home Instead and a Mitsui buyout of IHH. COVID-19 recovery is proving harder than expected with German hospitals making mass layoffs and the EU countries pumping €50bn into healthcare […]

India’s Covid crisis to peak ‘for another two weeks’

Indian hospitals are struggling and failing to cope with the ruinous COVID-19 wave running rife through the country. As resources dwindle and the international community steps up efforts to assist, HBI talks to an exhausted Delhi-based for-profit hospital operator source who is on the frontlines. He says their modelling predicts another two weeks of intense pressure.

Unilabs enters Peruvian imaging

Diagnostic group Unilabs has entered Peruvian imaging with the acquisition of Cimedic. The group says it's the start of a strategic plan for diagnostic growth in the country.

Union pressure mounts as French domiciliary care reform looms

French Minister for Autonomy Brigitte Bourguignon says "Amendment 43", which would see compulsory wage rises for public domiciliary homecare workers, has the governments full backing. For profit operators have expressed concern, but unions in France are calling loudly for the costly proposal to be extended to for-profits.

Fleury acquires Sao Paulo orthopaedics group

Fleury Group, the second largest diagnostics group in Brazil, has signed an agreement to buy a two-thirds stake in orthopaedic and rehabilitation specialist Vita Ortopedia Servicos Especializados. This continues its march towards becoming an integrated platform.

NMC tells its $6.4bn creditors to take it over, or lose money

Creditors of in administration GCC-based NMC Health face a stark decision between now and May 28. Buy us, or face a 'distressed sale' - and possible liquidation. Accepting the deal will see creditors losing out on billions of dollars in the short term. But not accepting the deal could be worse.

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