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Orpea’s PR push in the Netherlands

As French nursing home operator Orpea polishes its public image in the Netherlands, HBI catches up with Rune Aresvik, founder of Vardetun consultancy, to hear how the operator is proactively stepping out of the shadows to promote itself, and why its subsidiary Dagelijks Leven is emerging as something of a success story.
November 10, 2023

Interview: Kalle Conneryd-Lungren, chief operating officer, Kry

Sweden-based telehealth firm Kry is growing fast in France. After a series of layoffs and a German exit, HBI catches up with COO Kalle Conneryd-Lungren to talk about the appeal of the French market, profitability in the Nordics, and Kry's plans in general.
November 10, 2023

Workforce woes beckon in a winter of discontent

Winter is coming, and for the health care sector the end of the year could see a weary workforce and soaring costs push some groups to breaking point. HBI speaks to a selection of operators, analysts and advisers to understand how groups are planning for the potentially difficult months ahead.
November 3, 2023

Bankruptcies, closures, and scandals: the bleak state of European nursing homes

Across Europe, nursing homes are in crisis. Between scandals in France, insolvencies in Germany, the threat of regulation in Spain, and fair fee woes in the UK, HBI hears that the nursing home sector is the least attractive healthcare services sector for investors. Are things really that bad - and is the threat of mass bankruptcies real?
October 27, 2023

FREE BLOG Temperature-check on whistleblowing cultures

In the UK, the conviction of neonatal nurse Lucy Letby for the murder and attempted murder of numerous infants has shaken the healthcare industry. Many co-workers have since spoken publicly about how their suspicions, although raised, were dismissed by the very institutions meant to prevent harm. 
October 6, 2023

Why KKR is set to buy Eugin – and Fresenius wants to sell

Global investment company KKR is set to buy Eugin, the Spain-based fertility subsidiary owned by Germany-based conglomerate Fresenius, for €500m. We ask why KKR might want it, and whether it makes sense for Fresenius to sell.
October 6, 2023

Record fines are putting care homes at risk

With UK for-profit group Cygnet Health Care being fined £1.5m last month following the death of an inpatient at Ealing Hospital in 2019 - the largest ever penalty imposed on a mental health provider - we speak to four European experts to consider how punitive fines from regulators are impacting providers’ bottom line.
October 6, 2023

KKR set to buy Eugin for €500m

US-based global investment company KKR looks set to buy Eugin, the Spain-based fertility group owned by Germany-based conglomerate Fresenius, with which it is reportedly in exclusive talks. The deal values Eugin at around €500m.
October 2, 2023

German for profits’ growing influence in the healthcare sector

Germany's for-profit hospital sector has a growing role in the market's provision. Between 2014 and 2021, the percentage of German hospitals which were owned by the for-profit sector rose 2.3 percentage points to 44.5% and the number of beds controlled by the for-profit sector rose 0.9 percentage points to 24%.
September 22, 2023

Post Covid regulations in Spain could lead to care home closures

New regulations designed to protect an aging Spanish population post-Covid could see older, outdated care homes forced to close. HBI speaks to Alberto Fernandez, CEO of Madrid-based REIT Healthcare Activos to find out more about the risks and opportunities this presents.
September 15, 2023
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