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How to build an international dentistry chain

Daniel Antón, the CFO of Dentix, Spain’s largest dental chain with 2016 sales of over €258m, following the 2016 collapse of former leader Vitaldent, speaks to us about its business model in Spain, Italy and Latin America. Unlike the newly reborn Vitaldent, Dentix plans to grab new, apparently high risk, markets outside Spain. How?

Belgian-owned Chilean healthcare provider gets IFC funding for LATAM senior healthcare

A Belgian-owned Chilean healthcare provider is to receive up to $10million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank Group. IFC will invest the sum in equity in Seniority Chile S.A., a provider of senior healthcare services in Latin America that operates under the brand name of Acalis. This is IFC’s first transaction in senior healthcare services. We speak to Bart Vanderschrick, CEO of Belgian group Senior Assist International which Seniority Chile S.A. is part of.

FREE BLOG Latam countries thriving despite recession

Despite, or perhaps because of the recession, prospects for private healthcare services in Latin America are good. The financial crisis in public healthcare is forcing governments to rethink attitudes to the private sector and to open up the sector to external investors. And new, innovative models are emerging. In this 6,000 word report we give a detailed analysis of the six main markets – Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Colombia, and over the next few days we'll be profiling those major players, country by country.

Private equity to enter Chilean payor-provider Masvida

Latin American private equity fund Southern Cross is doing due diligence to buy a majority stake in Masvida, Chile's fourth largest health insurer with an eight-clinic provider network. The plan is to compete with Banmédica and Bupa for national coverage, starting with 400 new hospital beds in 2017. We speak to president Dr. Claudio Santander about the business and we also look at valuations.

Interview: Javier Eguiguren, CFO, Banmédica

Santiago-listed payor-provider Banmédica is at the forefront of international expansion in Latin America with six insurers, ten hospitals and eight outpatient clinics in Chile, Colombia and Peru. Sales were up 14.5% to CLP 265bn (US$ 380m) in 2015, with a 9% EBITDA margin. This year it plans to invest over US$100m to expand capacities in all three countries, jumping from 1,900 to 2,500 hospital beds. We talk to CFO Javier Eguiguren.

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