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Majority of major listed groups still trading lower than pre-pandemic

On average, the price of shares in 14 major listed healthcare groups are up 26% since the start of 2020. But the majority (eight of the 14) are priced lower than at they were at start of 2020.  

Lab share prices suggest Covid testing is here to stay

Covid testing is here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. This is the clear message from the stockmarket, as the infographic below which was presented at HBI 2021 by Hedley Goldberg, managing director at Rothschild & Co, illustrates.

Mental health demand rockets due to COVID

Demand for mental health support is set to increase alarmingly over the next five years. The attached infographic formed part of a presentation by Hedley Goldberg, managing director at Rothschild & Co, at HBI 2021. It paints a worrying picture.

New HBI tool shows investor landscape for healthcare services

Private equity has made at least 750 investments in healthcare services in the past fifteen years, while institutional investors have made over 220. HBI's new investor tool catalogues all of these so that you can find who's invested in any subsector - historical and current -, the healthcare services portfolio of major investors, and which sectors are attracting new interest. 

Hospital markets may never return to normal

Most of Europe's largest hospital groups are still seeing revenue and EBITDA stall as a result of the pandemic. HBI's analysis of the first six months of 2021 shows which segments are ahead, flat or behind on the same period two years ago. 

How Covid reshaped diagnostics markets’ structure

This week we look at how the Covid-19 pandemic upended the proportion between the for-profit lab and imaging sectors in six of West Europe's six big markets.

How digital technology is transforming homecare pathways

Homecare is moving from the traditional live-in and hourly care model towards a more modern one with 24/7 online support, digital tablet observations and sensors, instead of the carer's physical presence. This week’s infographic looks at the different user pathways in homecare.

Most pre-COVID sales processes now closed

In August last year, just two of the big sales processes launched just before the pandemic had been agreed. A year later and most of the assets have now sold with a lot of the movement coming from the mid-market.

Imaging AI investment booms post-Covid

Investment in the imaging AI startup space has soared 33% in 2021 so far, with new fundraising rounds, buyouts and IPOs signalling a renewed post-pandemic appetite for the technology. Partnerships between solution providers have also ramped up, possibly signalling precursors to full-blown mergers.

Top 15 companies add 4% market share in just two years

The top five players in the hospital, lab and nursing home markets in Europe and the Middle East have consolidated between 2-4% of their markets since 2018.

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