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Public markets open up and individuals are more willing to pay

Public payors are increasingly willing to talk to private healthcare operators says a panel of major operators at the Healthcare Business International conference. Ever rising demand in Europe is forcing pragmatism from governments say the CEOs of Medicover, Alliance Medical and Schön Klinik.
May 3, 2016

Saudi’s five-year PPP plan

Plans to implement mandatory health insurance and expand capacity with new PPP contracts were laid out by Dr. Ibrahim Al-Omar, former Deputy Minister at the Saudi Ministry of Health, at our 2016 Breaking Barriers conference.
May 3, 2016

The cost of getting culture wrong in long-term care

Cultural issues are at the forefront of the difficulties in running and investing into long-term care in emerging markets. At the Healthcare Business International 2016 conference, the CEOs of Senior Assist, Belgium’s third largest care home operator and a player in Latin America and Turkey, and TVM Capital, a private equity firm investing in rehabilitation in the Middle East, shared their views on the sector.
May 3, 2016

Esperi Care expects homecare/assisted living boom in Finland

Esperi Care, the third largest elderly care player in Finland, says it expects a boom in services-heavy assisted living for new division Saga Care. A new voucher system also introduces more choice, says Marja Aarnio-Isohanni, CEO of Esperi Care. This will expand homecare and also allow the elderly to choose between various care services.
May 3, 2016

Abbott Diagnostics launches global consultancy business

Abbott continues the medtech/pharma charge into services by launching its consultancy arm, AlinIQ a suite of subscription-based professional services, tools and informatics solutions. . We talk to Lisa Rose, Divisional Vice President, Global Marketing at Abbott's diagnostics business.
April 29, 2016

Svet Zdravia bets on more privatisations in Czechia

Although the current Czech government is not keen on hospital privatisations, Penta-owned Slovak chain Svet Zdravia, with €160m revenues and 14 hospitals, expects the mood to change after the 2016 elections. But Central Europe remains marked by strong government interference and the misuse of public funds.
April 29, 2016

Asklepios “may bid for Rhoen”

Sources from Germany's second largest hospital group Asklepios insist on rumours of taking over competitor Rhoen-Klinikum: "The plans are in the drawer; it is only a question of timing". Rhoen's investor relations Kai Klinger denies any plans to sell and talks about new developments in the Bad Neustadt branch.
April 25, 2016

Fresenius to buy Mater Private

The Irish Times reports on 25 April, 2016, that German healthcare giant Fresenius is buying Irish hospital and outpatient network Mater Private from private equity owners Capvest for €500m.
April 25, 2016

Thyrocare to IPO

India’s fourth largest lab group, Thyrocare, will list in Mumbai on April 27. It hopes to raise INR 480 crore (US$ 72.2m) with shares priced at 420-446 rupees. Mauritian private equity group CX Partners will sell 90% of its holding and the rest is from the firm’s promoters.
April 22, 2016
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