Stripping away M&A and financial things like indebtedness, all for-profit healthcare businesses will succeed or fail based on these three parameters. And all can be measured along them, too.
A lot people want to be big in hospitals internationally. The latest to enter the market is US operator Steward Health Systems which acquired in Malta in January, is in talks in Croatia and has a strategy of being number one in 7-8 slightly obscure countries. We think the key differentiator is skin in the […]
When a healthcare giant with deep pockets says it will enter an emerging market, the cynic's reaction is to see an international referral stream. A non-profit once bemoaned to us that there is much truth in this. But what if it's the only way they'll agree to invest in the first place? And what if the good they do locally far outweighs the patients lost abroad?
Earlier this month, the Ukrainian government set in motion sweeping healthcare reforms that will allow citizens to sign contracts with private providers for the first time. Healthcare Europa speaks to Michael Amsel, CEO of Lissod, a private oncology hospital in the ex-Soviet state, about the investment opportunities this newly-created free market could engender.
As reported last week, Australian giant Ramsay has bid for European hospital group Capio. Here we look at what could be the biggest operator deal in Europe since Fresenius bought Quironsalud two years ago. Does Ramsay's bid really undervalue Capio, will other bidders enter the fray, and could this move lead to a break-up of the company?
Healthcare Nova speaks to one investor who says the African healthcare markets are heading towards a substantial re-valuation with too much capital chasing too few deals.
Ali Parsa, the entrepreneurial founder of digital healthcare company babylon, is happy to work with operators – but he doesn’t think it’s necessary or always the best option, as his recent agreement with Chinese social media and messaging giant WeChat shows. Healthcare Europa caught up with him at HBI 2018 to find out more.
An e-health revolution is taking place in China. The communist party has thrown its weight behind online healthcare services - and is legislating accordingly. Telehealth operators are queuing up to both to capitalise and throw capital at this new opportunity to enter the vast Chinese markets.
Spanish operator Sphera Global Healthcare is expanding in Africa. Carlos Malet, co-founder and CFO, spoke to Healthcare Nova at HBI 2018 about the market for PPPs delivering efficient medical services in Africa.
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