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Gilde-backed Rad-x enters Germany

Gilde-backed diagnostics imaging group Rad-x is buying Acura Rheinland-Pfalz from German operator AccuMeda as it moves to consolidate the German radiotherapy market. We speak to Martin Hardens, founder and CEO of Rad-x.
February 23, 2017

Orpea rises and Korian falls on sales figures

Combining over 145,000 beds across Europe, France’s two largest elderly care providers Korian and Orpea have released their 2016 revenue ahead of their full results later in March. But investors’ and analysts’ reactions couldn’t be more different, as Orpea’s share price soars and Korian’s tumbles.
February 14, 2017

French Competition Authority to examine Elsan-MediPole deal

The European Commission has referred the merger of French hospital groups Elsan and MédiPôle Partenaires to the French Competition Authority. The co-founder of Elsan, Dr Michel Bodkier, told Healthcare Europa the process is a formality; and there are calls for more involvement by the private sector in emergency medicine.
February 6, 2017

FREE BLOG What now for Cerba?

The fate of French laboratory network Cerba is finally determined – as owners PAI Partners agree to sell the group to private equity firm Partners Group and pension fund PSP. So what will happen to Cerba now that it changes hands?
January 27, 2017

Cerba to sell for just over €1.8bn to Partners Group and PSP Investments

PAI Partners has sold French medical laboratory services operator Cerba HealthCare to Swiss private equity house Partners Group and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments for €1.8bn –before second round bids started in February. Healthcare Europa understands Partners Group acquired a majority stake and PSP Investments a significant minority stake in the group.
January 25, 2017

Cerba to sell for around €1.8bn

French laboratory chain Cerba could be valued at up to €2bn -with three bidders still in the race. It is rumoured the group could sell before February, when second round bids are set. But owner PAI Partners may not get the price it hoped for.
January 20, 2017

Private equity “certain to bid for Cerba”

Banking sources say they are confident that there will be bids for Cerba, the big French lab group. L'Agefi, the French financial news service, reports that first round bids for Cerba, the big reference lab group, put up for auction by PAI, ends this week. It names the advisers as Natixis and JPMorgan. Reuters reports that PAI expects to receive two bids of around €1.8bn on December 8.
December 6, 2016

Elsan expands to Morocco ahead of leveraged loan financing

France’s second largest hospital operator Elsan has bought a hospital in Morocco – Healthcare Europa understands. The moves comes as banks are lining up a leveraged loan backing owner CVC ahead of Elsan’s acquisition of MédiPôle Partenaires, the country’s third largest hospital group.
December 2, 2016
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