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China 2030 programme opening the door to foreign operators

The revitalisation of the Chinese healthcare market is creating significant opportunities for foreign operators, as the government looks outside its borders for help with an already overburdened system and aging population. We talk to the CEO of a European company at the forefront of tendering for bids to find out more.

FREE BLOG Two more headaches for health operators looking at China

Breaking into the Chinese healthcare market is notoriously difficult for foreigners. It usually requires lengthy relationship cultivation or strong local partners to front up any deal - often both. One expert well grounded in introducing foreign investors to the market tells Healthcare Nova things are about to get even harder.

Building international homecare businesses

Domiciliary homecare is regarded with much scepticism by private equity and many large nursing home groups. How do you build quality?  How do you compete with mom'n'pops? But some groups are definitely building scale internationally.

Interview: Carsten Belanich, International Senior Housing Lead, Columbia Pacific

Healthcare Nova talks to Carsten Belanich of Columbia Pacific which has been building hospitals in Asia for a decade and has recently entered care homes and assisted living in a big way. With a focus on the latter we discuss business models, expansion, occupancy, synergies of an international network, long-term exit strategy and how to spot a gap in the market before anyone else.

Interview: Franz-Robert Klingan, Bain & Company

Healthcare Europa speaks to Franz-Robert Klingan, Munich-based partner at global consultants Bain & Company who runs its healthcare private equity practice for EMEA, to find out his three key messages from the last year and where he thinks the hotbeds of activity will be going forward.

Chinese health apps raise $1.6bn dollars – but are they what the doctor ordered?

Digital platforms in China are raising huge sums. In the last month, Tencent-backed WeDoctor raised $500m from investors in a private share sale that values the company at $5.5bn, while Ping An spinoff Good Doctor raised $1.1bn with a Hong Kong-exchange listed IPO. Healthcare Nova speaks to L.E.K.’s Shanghai-based managing director Stephen Sunderland to find out more about the digital health revolution.

Interview: Franz-Robert Klingan, Bain & Company

Healthcare Europa speaks to Franz-Robert Klingan, Munich-based partner at global consultants Bain & Company who runs its healthcare private equity practice for EMEA, to find out his three key messages from the last year and where he thinks the hotbeds of activity will be going forward.

FREE BLOG Why big pharma will never move into health care services

A few  years ago, a senior manager from a large pharma company approached HBI and told us he had $500m to spend to build a healthcare service business - what should he do? Advisers tell of many similar calls. So why do they never come to anything? 

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