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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 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.

Pre-summer holiday M&A frenzy

There were more transactions at the top-end of the market in Europe's healthcare sector in June and July than in the same period in 2019 and 2020 combined. Dealmakers have now made more than a dent in the backlog of Covid-postponed processes. Traditionally June-July is a quiet time for M&A in healthcare services. 2021 appears to be the exception.

GCC hospital markets: not for the faint-hearted

The GCC's private hospital sector had a highly volatile second half of the 2010s despite being the target of huge foreign investments in the first. Public data shows huge fluctuations in annual growth in 2014-2019 across Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Dubai, UAE.

Europe’s digital health sector hits peak investment

The first six months of 2021 were a bumper year for Europe's digital health startups as they raised more money than ever before. This week's infographic gives a sneak peek at HBI's special report on how to value a digital health company. You can read the whole thing by subscribing to HBI Deals+Insights.

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