In March, a small French medtech supplier revealed it was to acquire an unnamed group with hospital assets in Colombia and Africa with over €70m in revenue. HBI can exclusively reveal the name of that group.
Javier Echevarria, CEO, Europe and LatAm of Veritas International (VI) has one of the most interesting challenges in marketing - how do you persuade wealthy consumers to spend around $2,000 on predictive whole genome sequencing (WGS)? He has a broad canvas - his remit is to sell across LatAm, UAE, Europe and Japan.
DomusVi, Europe's third-largest nursing home operator by revenue with a big presence in Spain, has acquired a minority stake in Latin American group Acalis. We speak to Acalis' CEO and a spokesperson for DomusVi about the deal.
Investors looking for medium- to long-term projects should look to Latam for opportunities according to a panel of healthcare experts at HBI 2018. A growing middle class across the continent, ageing populations and increasing stability in many countries, mean that it is ripe for investment.
Brasil Senior Living, the ten-facility Brazil-based senior care group, and Senior Assist, which runs similar operations in Chile, Uruguay and Colombia, may be about to join forces.
Colombian private equity fund Tribeca is planning to restructure following the sales of its ambulance and homecare business Grupo EMI last year, and a possible partnership with a big foreign company, the founder Luc Gerard tells Healthcare Nova.
The founder of Dubai-based private equity fund Abraaj, Arif Naqvi, has handed the running of the fund to two chief executives, placing new investments on hold while independent consultants review the company’s corporate governance and controls.
Colombia-based investment fund Tribeca Asset Management has launched a low-cost health care service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fund founder Luc Gerard tells Healthcare Nova why Africa was the right target for an investor from LATAM looking to export its low-cost model.
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