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BIMA raises $30m as it hits 2m teleconsultations in emerging markets

BIMA, an insurance and telehealth platform working in nine emerging markets, has raised $30m to increase penetration in those markets. It already has 35m insurance policies and has run 2m teleconsultations. HBI speaks to CEO and founder Gustaf Agartson. 
September 10, 2020

Swiss Medical Network: outpatient centre acquisition is not a referral stream

Switzerland's second-largest for-profit hospital group Swiss Medical Network (SMN) has acquired a primary and outpatient care centre in Bern, but the deal was  "not done to steer more patients to the group’s hospitals," a spokesperson tells us. We look at the primary care market in Switzerland and how SMN's approach to it differs from competitors.
September 9, 2020

Darzalas kickstarts pan-Southeast European rehab platform

Darzalas Capital, the investment firm of Ilian Grigorov, has begun the creation of a Southeast European post-acute rehab and elderly care platform with the acquisition of Greece's largest specialised rehabilitation hospital for nominal €1 plus liabilities. We talk to Grigorov.
September 3, 2020

IK Investments to sell Colisée to EQT Infrastructure

French nursing home operator Colisée is changing hands as IK Investments sells its majority stake to Sweden-based PE firm EQT's infrastructure arm. This is the first large transaction the sector has seen all year.
September 3, 2020

Ada Health building diagnostic results into its app

In the peak of Germany's pandemic, symptom-checker app Ada Health rapidly built a solution to digitally return COVID-19 test results to a lab's customers. Founder Claire Novorol tells HBI that the new capability is part of a long term strategy that will allow the company to better incorporate diagnostic data into its app.
September 3, 2020

Macquarie in talks to buy middle market Spanish hospital player

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) is reportedly in talks to buy a majority stake in Viamed Salud, Spain's ninth-largest for-profit hospital operator by revenue. Why is a top 50 global asset manager buying a middle-market operator?
September 3, 2020

Max India expands into new elderly care services

Max India, the conglomerate that recently sold a large stake in hospital chain Max Healthcare, has announced it will expand its elderly care business in India by moving into mid-market independent living, medicalised nursing homes and homecare.
September 3, 2020

XenZone lists on AIM and rebrands as Kooth

Digital mental health group XenZone has listed on the small-cap AIM exchange, raising £16m. Its CEO tells HBI that the company is targeting entry to the US and Europe. It has also rebranded as Kooth, its main brand name.
September 3, 2020
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