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MDMG posts impressive 2016 results – and has two more acquisitions in the pipeline

Russian "mother and child" specialist, MD Medical Group (MDMG), saw growth of 28% for sales and 37% for EBITDA year-on-year in 2016. Healthcare Europa understands it has two acquisitions in the pipeline in separate regions of Russia and the group also expects to double capital expenditure on greenfield projects next year.
March 21, 2017

Will Ambea follow the trend of successful Nordic IPOs?

Triton and KKR are to sell a lot of shares in the Sweden-based elderly and social care provider Ambea IPO - which will raise just SEK 200m (€21m) gross for the company itself, and SEK 2.3 billion (€240m) minus that SEK 200m for those two private equity companies. Will the IPO be as successful as recent Nordics IPOs in the healthcare sector? We speak to CEO Frederik Gren.
March 21, 2017

Korian shares bounce back from dip in the wake of 2016 FY results

One month after the release of its provisional 2016 results, and the 6% fall in its share price which followed, Europe's largest nursing home group Korian’s announcement of its full results saw shares jump back up nearly 7% with a performance in line with expectations. But was this a reflection of a positive reaction, or relief that things weren't worse?
March 17, 2017

FREE BLOG The Americans are coming… and they have algorithms

Moves are afoot in the US to confirm the legal status of wellness programmes that ask employees to disclose medical information as voluntary. That means employers are entitled to ask employees that refuse to participate in programmes, which can involve disclosing disabilities, family medical history and perhaps even genetic information, to contribute up to 30% more than their discounted colleagues, towards their insurance cover.
March 17, 2017

Egyptian efforts to engage foreign patients

Egypt, despite a rocky socio-political past, is being touted by the government as a venue for medical tourism. Healthcare Nova speaks to Ghada Ganzouri, board member and head of business development at Ganzouri Specialised Hospital (GSH) in Cairo, about the country's potential to become an international medical hub.
March 16, 2017

Stent price cap hurts Indian groups

Margins at Indian hospital groups are under pressure after the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixed the prices of stents last month, says Navneet Bali, COO of International Oncology Group Services.
March 15, 2017

Ambea announces intention to list on Nasdaq Stockholm

Swedish social and elderly care services provider Ambea has announced its intention to float on Nasdaq Stockholm. The final decision is to be taken by the board “very shortly”, says Fredrik Gren, CEO of Ambea.
March 14, 2017

Penta finally snags Nemos

Central-European investor Penta has taken a 90% stake in Nemos, a chain of three Czech hospitals with annual sales of one billion crowns (€37m), after a long-running negotiation.
March 14, 2017
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