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HBI 2020: Propco deals to pick up in 2021

Healthcare property deals will accelerate in 2021 after refrain from sellers during a year of perceived depressed valuations. That is according to US REIT Medical Properties Trust (MPT), one of three investors who sat on HBI's 'Investing in Health Care Property' panel. 

HBI 2020: Care homes may never return to pre-COVID occupancy

The COVID-19 pandemic is driving regulatory changes in the care home sector across western Europe, said speakers on the 'Elderly Care: How big is the opportunity?' panel at HBI 2020. One said: "Do not assume you will ever see a return to pre-COVID levels of occupancy."

Private insurance premium inflation down, public up

Private medical insurers will likely drop premium increases over the next 18 months on the back of near-record profitability in 2020. In contrast, public insurers warn that its costs will rise to cancel out growing deficits.

I Squared-backed Domidep buys in Germany

I Squared Capital-backed French/Belgian nursing home operator Domidep has entered the German market with an acquisition, the third to make the eastward journey after larger rivals Orpea and Korian.

Second wave of state financial support for private hospitals

Governments across Western Europe are re-instating financial support for private hospitals involved in the second wave pandemic response. Some are treating COVID patients for the first time as hospitalisations soar above first wave numbers, but support packages are heavily-adjusted from those in spring. We talk to operators in Italy, Portugal, Germany and Switzerland and provide an update on the UK and France.

Lifting the lid on West Europe’s €60bn private non-profit hospitals

What does the non-profit hospital sector look like in West Europe and elsewhere? We are about to publish a special HBI Intelligence report, detailing market size and consolidation in eight countries, growth, potential privatisations and the expansion of US Academic Medical Centres abroad.

Propco M&A sees flurry of activity

October was the second most active month for healthcare property investments to date this year, with three of Europe's largest specialist healthcare propcos, plus a fourth player, making six deals for a total of around €300-350m.

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