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SOTE vote pushes back Mehilainen sale

The sale or IPO of Finnish healthcare group Mehiläinen might come after the country's parliament votes on SOTE in June. We talk to an advisor about why waiting makes sense and which of the two exit options its private equity owners will opt for.
May 14, 2018

SOTE – “inflating prices” in Finland

A Finnish operator tells us that Finland's "distant" far-off SOTE reforms are unjustifiably and prematurely inflating the valuations of healthcare assets in the country - and they may not even happen.
April 24, 2018

Mehiläinen close to sale

We hear that three groups remain in the running for Finnish occupational healthcare, medicalised homecare and outpatient group Mehiläinen.
April 9, 2018

Attendo to sell Finnish healthcare business

As predicted in October by Healthcare Europa, Attendo, the largest Nordic care group, plans to sell its Finnish healthcare business while retaining its core business of elderly care, social psychiatry and care for people with disabilities.
March 5, 2018

Terveystalo: Acquisitions drive growth but profit and EPS drop

Terveystalo's maiden results reveal 26% revenue growth and an almost 27% increase in adjusted EBITDA for 2017 - but most of that comes from acquisitions which, along with IPO costs, has halved the company's earnings-per-share and profit for the period. Healthcare Europa looks at the results with an analyst to find out more.
February 28, 2018

Are you ready for GDPR?

The clock is ticking for businesses to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, which comes into force on May 25. Healthcare Europa talks to Aetna International's CIO Alan Payne to find out what the data handling regulations mean for healthcare insurers and operators, and the challenges on the path to compliance.
February 19, 2018

Mehiläinen trials AI to spot early health problems

Finnish occupational healthcare, medicalised homecare and outpatient group Mehiläinen is using AI in its occupational health business to flag patients with early, but undiagnosed, symptoms of ill-health, the company tells Healthcare Europa.
February 17, 2018

M&A pushes Attendo’s 2017 revenue higher

Income from recent expansions pushed pan-Nordic care home group Attendo’s revenue in 2017 higher, but the ailing Danish market has hit profit margin, the company said on 15 February. We also speculate on the new CEO.
February 15, 2018

Pihlajalinna’s results boosted by high sales and delayed reform

Better-than-expected sales in primary and social care have boosted the Finnish provider Pihlajalinna’s 2017 revenue and the company plans to make more acquisitions as part of its expansion. The EBITDA for 2017 increased by 20% year on year to €33.3m and earnings per share also rose by 18% to €0.46 during the same period. The […]
February 13, 2018
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