We take a closer look at international hospital group Ramsay's improved offer for Nordic, French and German acute care operator Capio and discuss the main drivers of the deal for both sides; plus, Capio releases its Q3 update.
In a move which effectively creates the first serious Pan-West European hospital, Capio's board has accepted the increased offer from Ramsay. The deal creates a player which is top player in France and Sweden, a top 5 in the UK with a foothold in Germany.
The Capio board is considering an increased offer of SEK 58 a share from Ramsay Generale de Sante, the French arm of Australian giant Ramsay Health Care.
The consolidation of the French lab market continues as Swiss diagnostic labs group Unilabs has acquired Biopath and its 39 labs in France, along with two smaller regional players.
French hospital group Almaviva Sante has bought a small competitor in the Cote d'Azur and Paris region. The group, which will be France's fourth-largest if the Vivalto-Capio merger goes ahead, tells us it is looking to expand internationally with its eye on North America.
Here we look at what strategies private medical insurers plan to follow over the next few years based on our attendance at UniGlobal's 10th conference in Berlin. This complements our other article - International Healthcare Insurers - It's a Hard Life - which gives a picture of where insurers really are today.
Dementia policies which pay out for care are available in Japan and the USA and will be sold in Europe by the autumn of 2019 or earlier, says Peter Ohmenus, President and CEO of Dacadoo, the digital genetics wellness platform.
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