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medneo opening London centre in Q4 2019

Pay-per-use imaging provider medneo will enter London's healthcare market in Q4 this year with a centre in Harley Street. We catch up with co-founder Nicolas Weber.

Babylon valued at $2bn after $550m fundraising round

UK-based telehealth provider Babylon is now Europe's largest digital health company after new investors committed $550m in a Series C round, signalling a partnership with one of America's largest healthcare companies, Centene, is on the cards.

OECD imaging data shows stark differences in usage

The OECD's data on imaging examinations per-person and per-machine show massive gulfs in levels of usage, as well as the concentration of the sector outside of the hospital setting in Germany and France.

Business is booming for German domiciliary care

German mid-market domiciliary care provider SunaCare claims it will double in size by next year. Is this viable in the midst of a staffing crisis? HBI talks to the company's senior strategist to find out more.

Italian KOS Charlestons into Germany

Italy's second-largest nursing home group by revenue, Gruppo KOS, has entered Germany for the first time with the acquisition of fast-growing residential care group Charleston. We discuss multiples and market dynamics with a sector expert.

Bridgepoint “exploring” €2bn sale/IPO of Diaverum

As first reported by HBI, dialysis group Diaverum looks certain to be sold by Bridgepoint. Reuters now suggests that Diaverum is "exploring" and "testing the appetite" for a €2bn sale of the global dialysis group Diaverum. We go through potential buyers.

German nurse numbers to improve with reform underway

Three German ministries have come together to tackle the country's nursing staff crisis, proposing "binding measures" to be implemented next year. HBI speaks to a domiciliary care provider which is enthusiastic about these changes, but the legislation has already encountered problems.

TFP buys Vivaneo, plans pan-European fertility network

The Fertility Partnership (TFP) has signed an agreement with Waterland Private Equity to acquire Germany-based fertility provider Vivaneo. Nordic PE owner Impilo now has a wide base to build a truly pan-European network, and, it says a triple-digit millions of euros fertility business.

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