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FREE BLOG More bang for the buck could lead to US investor influx

Issues with the plummeting pound – slightly aided by the departure of the UK’s shortest-lived prime minister – and the fall of the euro against the dollar mean it’s a great (cheap) time for our north American cousins to holiday in Europe. But it’s also a great time to buy into healthcare services.

FREE BLOG To build or to buy?

To build or to buy? When looking to build trust in the telehealth sector, Amazon decided building its own company with Amazon Care wasn’t worth it. So, it closed Amazon Care and bid on AI/big data player Signify Health instead.

FREE BLOG Is private equity becoming uninterested in healthcare services?  

As a sector more resilient than most to recession, it’s no surprise that private equity and others are interested in getting involved in healthcare services. It also gives a great opportunity for a diversified portfolio as healthcare provision covers such a wide base - pharma, medtech, life sciences and services. And yet despite the economic environment and the relative safety and benefits, it seems that private equity may not be as interested as they could be.

FREE BLOG Could the PE tap be turned off?

Changing macroeconomic conditions - specifically a reduction in the availability of credit and increases in interest rates, could well impact M&A activity over the coming months.

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.

FREE BLOG Wheels come off UK hiring model

The recent UK-Nepal healthcare professional recruitment agreement smacks of desperation. Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, with purchasing power parity per capita GDP roughly the same as the Congo, according to the IMF. Yes, the UK is in a unique position post-Brexit and is known for its unusual and innovative health care labour agreements. But even so it is a strange move!

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