We hear from a healthcare consultant in the US that President Trump's much-publicised tax cuts could cause more Americans to seek cheaper treatment abroad.
We talk to analysts about what 2018 has in store for the Thai private hospital market, which is worth around US$5bn. One thinks M&A will pick up domestically, while another thinks the big story will be groups expanding abroad. As for medical tourism, it's set to rise in volume, but fall in value.
Healthcare Nova hears that a 160-bed hospital in Lagos, being developed by UAE-based private equity firm Abraaj in partnership with a local operator, is set to open in 2018.
French industrial and healthcare gases giant Air Liquide has entered the medicalised homecare market in Saudi Arabia, with the acquisition of what, it claims, is the largest player in the respiratory homecare sector.
Several big Brazilian vertically integrated insurance/hospital groups are planning IPOs. Meanwhile, big US healthcare insurers and Chinese investors are sniffing around.
A firesale of bargain basement hospitals due to India’s new bankruptcy law will dominate the country’s M&A activity in 2018 we heard today. So who will buy what?
Local operators say they are impressed by plans from Dubai Health Authority to extend mandatory insurance cover to include the three most common forms of cancer. But they would like to see it crack down on massive medical wastage and fraud.
London-listed London-listed NMC Health has entered the Egyptian hospital sector through its management contract with UAE-based Emirates Healthcare Group, which has bought a stake in one of the top two players there. Local outlets have misreported this as an NMC acquisition, who spoke to us to clarify. Here we give more background.
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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