Nordic Capital has bought a majority stake in "mini-Bergman" Equipe Zorgbedrijven as Gimv sells its minority stake. CEO Jak Dekker says the group will now target international expansion.
IFC is asking healthcare groups around the world to sign up to a set of concise, pragmatic guidelines which promote ethical conduct and support daily decision making in the health sector.
The heaviest hitters in Europe’s digital health market have valuations at an all-time high: Babylon is valued at $4.2bn, Kry at $2bn and Alan at €1.4bn. There remains, however, a huge disparity between the M&A and the fundraising markets, with most buyers of these start-ups opting for early-stage acquisitions. HBI gives an overview of the market.
Wren House, the investment subsidiary owned by the Kuwait Sovereign Fund, is about to buy French hospital group Almaviva Santé from Antin, reports say.
Finland's second-largest for-profit healthcare operator Mehilainen has acquired Fysios which claims to be the country's largest for-profit physiotherapy player. The newly acquired group is looking to expand internationally, and grow its digital services.
Next year, Germany will launch a new telemonitoring reimbursement scheme to give families and carers free homecare tech. A similar bill for chronic disease management in France also might squeeze its way into next year's health budget.
Short-staffed private hospitals in Malaysia are assisting public providers in the fight against Covid, by taking swathes of additional patients from public hospitals for capped fees.
Governments across Europe are slashing prices and volumes of coronavirus testing in a bid to curb one of the biggest health spends of the pandemic. Many are trying to push the costs of preventive tests back onto the consumer.
A well-placed German radiology source has given HBI a price and multiple for EQT's acquisition of Meine Radiologie which, together with Blikk, is combining to make the country's largest group in the sector by revenue.
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