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Provectus Capital Partners acquires majority stake in Bulgarian private healthcare group

Provectus Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in a diversified Bulgarian private healthcare group from venture capital firm INVENIO Partners, marking the Southeast Europe-focused private equity firm's first investment in the country.

July 16, 2026

Top 5 Central, Eastern Europe & Turkey for-profit hospitals

This week’s infographic looks at the top 5 Central, Eastern Europe & Turkey for‑profit hospital groups by their 2025 revenues.

May 28, 2026

Top 5 hospital groups (for-profit) headquartered in Central and Eastern Europe

This week’s infographic looks at the top 5 for-profit hospital groups headquartered in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), ranked by their 2024 revenues.

January 15, 2026

New AI act could stifle EU innovation – but benefit the UK

After 38 hours of deliberation, a long-awaited deal has finally been reached in Brussels. HBI speaks to three market experts to understand what the AI Act - the comprehensive European framework for AI innovation and regulation - could mean for the future of healthcare in Europe.

December 15, 2023

HBI 2023: Managing your costs in challenging times

Rising costs from inflation, wages, and energy are indiscriminately hitting the health care sector and despite government support packages being pledged, the road ahead looks arduous. So how do providers control costs, and what are the strategies to keep costs at bay?

July 15, 2023

HBI 2023: The outpatient differential

For years there has been a trend towards using outpatient services wherever possible - to improve patient outcomes, to better use an increasingly scarce workforce, and to increase cost efficiency. On the “Outpatient differential” panel at HBI 2023, how this push looks across the world was a key topic for discussion.

July 12, 2023

Digital health booming in CEE

Digital health is booming in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), boosted by several countries in the region introducing major policy initiatives to integrate telehealth solutions and digitise their health systems. CEE-based multinational law firm Kinstellar spells this out in its latest ‘Current eHealth trends in CEE and Turkey’ report.

April 14, 2023

Acibadem eyes up UK opportunities

IHH-owned Turkish hospital group Acibadem has opened a contact centre in the Harley Street medical area in the UK and has an eye on market opportunities. HBI speaks to an operator and an advisor to find out more.

January 27, 2023

WHO criticises prominence of for-profits in Bulgaria

A World Health Organisation (WHO) Report published in July chastises Bulgaria’s Health Ministry for allowing the for-profit sector to dominate the nation’s healthcare, while much needed reforms look to be on hold following the collapse of the government.

August 5, 2022

Blocks Group acquires the largest nursing home operator in Greece

Blocks Group has acquired Aktios, the leading operator of elderly and dementia care homes in Greece. We talk to Ilian Grigorov, Chairman and CEO of Blocks Group, about the deal and the group's future expansion plans in Southeast Europe.

July 15, 2021

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