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The changing face of cosmetic surgery in Europe

Cosmetic surgery is en vogue in Europe. France and Germany alone saw over 1m procedures conducted for the first time in 2015. But a growth in popularity doesn't necessarily mean the arrival of a consolidation trend. While private equity groups like Aurelius and Polaris have invested in national chains, the market remains extremely fragmented. In this feature, we take a look at the emergence of new players, find out which treatments are growing and ask several executives in the sector about their plans.
August 31, 2016

Nisa’s handover to Spanish provider Vithas still up in the air

Spanish provider Vithas is set for full control at Valencian seven-hospital network Nisa after buying a 30% stake. Nisa's management is putting spokes in its wheel. But the deal is a key move to consolidate the sector and strengthens Vithas' position among the top three hospital groups in the country.
August 31, 2016

Interview: Omer Karahan MD, Partner, ValueHealth Consulting

How is the Turkish private healthcare sector faring? Who better to ask than Omer Karahan, whose firm ValueHealth specialises in the sector? How is the private sector faring in Turkey these days? Have recent events affected the private sector? And where are we today with the big PPPs?
August 30, 2016

Ramsay shares rise on profit hike

Shares in big private hospital group Ramsay Health Care rose nearly 8% to AUD81.4. The operator which is top dog inFrance and one of the top three in the UK saw net profit after tax rise 16.8% to AUD 482m (€325 m) with group revenue ahead 18.1% to AUD 8.7bn (5.88bn) in the year to June 2016. We analyse the results.
August 30, 2016

FREE BLOG Africa, India and an interesting conference

African unity has proved a somewhat elusive concept. So it is interesting to note that October sees the first Africa Health Business Symposium (AHBS) on October 6-8 in Nairobi, Kenya which brings together private healthcare associations and operators from across Africa. Several themes are sure to emerge – the importance of India, PPPs and how far […]
August 26, 2016

Indian hospital group in talks for $75m investment

Private Equity firm KKR is talking with Mumbai-based Radiant Life Care about investing Rs 500 crore ($75m). Healthcare Nova understands that Radiant would use the funds to expand facilities, and refinance existing debt raised in Singapore.
August 26, 2016

Acibadem rekindling Russian romance

Acibadem will “be in Russia in the future,” says its international business coordinator, Melis Zorluoglu. The integration of recent acquisitions in Bulgaria, another piece of its growing Eastern European presence, she said is also progressing well.
August 26, 2016

Greek private hospitals: between Scylla and Charybdis

During the peak of the tensions on Greece’s potential exit of the euro in the summer of 2015, private operators told Healthcare Europa of their difficulties to stay afloat in light of a 40% claw-back. Meanwhile, there were reports people could not afford to pay upfront costs and that hospitals were running dangerously low on the supply of basic medical equipment. So has anything changed?
August 25, 2016

Medlife buys Bucharest operator

Romania’s largest private healthcare provider Medlife has just completed yet another acquisition. The group bought a 90% stake in Panduri Medical Centre, which runs two labs and two clinics in Bucharest. We speak to one consultant about its strategy.
August 24, 2016
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