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Unilabs sees the way forwards

Jean-Paul Rigaudeau, CEO of pan-European diagnostic group Unilabs, says that agreements with payors offer a clear path for the next few years in its main countries: France, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain. He also sees opportunities.
September 27, 2013

Madrid trouble casts shadow across Spain

Plans to tender out four public hospitals in the Castilla la Mancha region of Spain have been cancelled. This follows turbulence in Madrid, where the contracts to run six hospitals covering over a million people still hang in the balance. But are there still opportunities for the private sector to grow? Where does this leave Ribera Salud, the hospital privatisation outfit owned by Bankia and Sabadell?
September 27, 2013

Clover quits Moonray

Tim Clover has stepped down as CEO of Moonray Health, the healthcare services investment arm of Fidelity International. Moonray owns UK telehealth group Medvivo and international ophthalmology chain Optegra.
September 27, 2013

MESA invests in MVS

MESA Medical, Europe’s largest third party maintenance player for imaging equipment, has acquired Polish player MVS. This gives MESA expertise in high-end equipment manufactured by GE. MESA has also renewed its service contracts with the two largest pan-European imaging service providers: Alliance Medical and Euromedic.
September 27, 2013

Euromedic looks to expand

Pan-European diagnostic operator Euromedic has purchased Polish player Numedic. The company, part of the larger Numed, was sold by its original management team after Numed’s radiotherapy business received an investment from Enterprise Investments in March 2013. We talk to Euromedic CEO Dimitris Moulavasilis to find out more about the purchase, and where the company wants to expand next.
September 27, 2013

Curato sold to Altor

Norwegian imaging services provider Curato has been sold by Capman to Altor Equity Partners, following the election victory of the right in early September 2013. Why would Altor invest in a company whose sales have all but flat-lined for four years?
September 27, 2013

Danish primary care market to open in 2014

Denmark is set to massively liberalise its primary care sector. This comes after a ground-breaking primary and outpatient care contract, worth DKK 200m (€26.82m) per annum, was successfully tendered by the Sjaelland region in May 2013 and won by Aleris. Is Denmark set to follow Sweden in creating an active role for the private sector? Falck thinks so: the emergency services and clinic provider has just acquired medical recruitment company Skandinavisk Halsovard. We talk to CEO of Falck’s healthcare services division Jan Steenhard, Skandinavisk’s continuing Director Borje Eriksson and former Global Health Partner and Capio CEO Per Batelson.
September 27, 2013

Sonic buys Labco Germany

Diagnostic lab group Sonic Healthcare has bought Labco Germany. The surprise move has led to speculation that the rest of Labco is about to be sold. We talk to Philippe Charrier, CEO of Labco, and Evangelous Kotsopoulos, CEO of Sonic Europe, about the deal.
September 27, 2013

FREE BLOG Finding public pressure points

Could recruitment be a way into public healthcare systems for private providers? Falck has bet on peripheral services - ambulance provision and recruitment - as a way to build relationships with Nordic healthcare systems. Can providers elsewhere do the same?
September 27, 2013

Patient review sees big growth

European TripAdvisor-style health rating websites, which review everything from doctors to nursing homes, are preparing for the next stage. Traffic continues to nearly double year-on-year for the biggest German player.
September 20, 2013
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