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European labs re-think where they test as COVID-19 rampages on

COVID-19 is forcing European laboratories to re-think where they test patients. Some are working with authorities to set up new ‘drive-through’ testing points, while others have closed more than half of their drawing points.

March 19, 2020

Bankers discuss Elsan sale prospects

We talk to senior banking figures about the approaching sale of French hospital group Elsan by CVC Capital Partners. One reckons a quiet "deal within the French establishment" is likely while another says the obvious strategic buyer should not be ruled out.

March 19, 2020

COVID-19: Care sector confronts crisis, hospitals hit hard

In the second of our two-part deep dive into how COVID-19 is hitting healthcare markets across EMEA, we ask how hospitals are coping with spiralling staff sickness and a flood of patients, and whether the care and dialysis sectors can stay afloat given the risk the virus poses to their most vulnerable patients.

March 12, 2020

Interview: Stefan Biesdorf, partner, health informatics and big data, McKinsey

Hospitals and insurers have been looking for consolidated digital health platforms ever since they grew tired of 'pilotitus' from a fragmented market. But what if they could become a central administrator to an "ecosystem" where thousands of start-ups become third-party plug-ins? Biesdorf is convinced that this is about to happen in Germany.

February 26, 2020

FREE BLOG Rationalising the hospital sector in Europe – what is working?

Germany, France and the UK all have different strategies for public-sector hospital rationalisation. What works?

February 14, 2020

“Bank appointed” for €5.5bn Synlab IPO

The private equity owner of Synlab, Cinven, has hired boutique bank Lilja as advisors for an IPO process, according to sources.

February 13, 2020

Filling an empty shift at short notice: disrupting agencies

Temporary agencies are expensive. Hiring a doctor through one in the UK can cost the NHS around €170 per shift and in Germany, the bill for a nurse comes in at anywhere between €70-€140. A handful of start-ups across Europe are deploying solutions to disrupt agencies and breakdown workforce silos. HBI looks at three - in the UK, France and Germany - to assess how the market is changing.

February 13, 2020

CVC “speaking with advisors” about Elsan sale

CVC Capital Partners is talking to advisors about sale options for Elsan, the large French hospital group it has owned since 2014, according to reports. We speculate on potential buyers.

February 13, 2020

Elsan buys third Moroccan hospital and talks strategy

French hospital group Elsan has acquired its third hospital in Morocco. Head of international development Emile Dinet talks HBI through its strategy in Africa's fifth-largest economy, which only recently allowed institutional investment into its health sector.

February 5, 2020

Private equity grabs France’s third-largest homecare group

French private equity firm Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Santé Cie, the parent company of medicalised homecare specialists Elivie and Asdia. We discuss Santé Cie's plans and the wider market with an expert in the respiratory sector from advisors Candesic.

January 23, 2020

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