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Asklepios: €730m loan ‘nothing to do with’ COVID in Q4, as occupancies fall

Germany for-profit hospital group Asklepios's €730m Schuldschein, a debt instrument raised last week, has nothing to do with the potential negative financial impact of COVID-19 in Q4, CFO Hafid Rifi tells HBI, though he adds that occupancy in the hospital sector is falling. 95% of the amount will be used to refinance the Rhoen acquisition financing. 
November 5, 2020

Medica buys Irish diagnostics/teleradiology group for 8-10x EBITDA

The UK's largest teleradiology provider Medica has acquired Global Diagnostics Ireland (GDI), which does eye screening, diagnostic managed services and teleradiology. With only a minority of revenue from the latter, we ask CEO Stuart Quin what this expansion outside of Medica's core business means for its strategy.
November 5, 2020

Integrated model ‘alive and kicking’ despite Banmedica closures

Greater scrutiny is being brought to bear on the use of integrated models in Chile - a practice where any impropriety is sidestepped through the use of holding companies. Where does this leave the likes of UnitedHealth Group-owned Banmedica, which has just closed four health centres in its Vidaintegra network - and why is public concern mounting about private insurers profits?
October 30, 2020

Private equity targeting €1.2bn Mediq

Netherlands-based medicalised homecare provider and pharmaceutical distributor Mediq is for sale, with a potential €1.2bn price tag. With non-binding bids for the pan-European group due in the first week of November, HBI hears that a private equity buyer is almost certain with little interest from strategic parties.
October 29, 2020

Another Chinese hospital IPO in Hong Kong but market looks flat

Chinese private hospital operator Guodan Healthcare has refiled plans to IPO on the Hong Kong exchange and, if successful, will become the twelfth Chinese hospital in the country to list. But it's a crowded space and most of the 11 other stocks have underperformed in the last four years as our infographic shows.
October 29, 2020

Patients starting to avoid care again in Poland

The Polish national payor has recommended that electives be delayed to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections. HBI hears that after a good summer of business people are again starting to avoid physical care. That could plunge the market back into the dark months of lockdown, which saw one operator considering firing 70% of its staff.
October 29, 2020

Under-fire Dentix may have a new suitor

Spanish dental chain Dentix has a new suitor, according to the Spanish press. The company has had a troubled history of late, heading into voluntary administration in April following a reported series of failed sales processes, including to Advent and KKR.
October 29, 2020

German hospital bankruptcies “to resume in 2022”

An expected wave of German hospital bankruptcies this year has been averted thanks to state support during the pandemic, but operators should expect a difficult 2022 with more going to the wall than in recent years, Professor Boris Augurzky, the acknowledged expert on the sector, tells HBI.
October 29, 2020

Capio and Ada show potential of digitalising patient pathway

Telehealth provider Doctrin and symptom-checker Ada Health provided fascinating insights as they revealed the results of their work with operators in the Nordics and the US, in the HBI-365 panel session 'Digital Health: Case Studies in Acceleration', while Siemens Healthineers' global head of digitalising healthcare gave an overview of the global landscape.
October 29, 2020
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