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FREE BLOG Mapping the internationalisation of healthcare in 2018: what does it show?

We map out 2018's international expansion - and retreat - by healthcare operators in one infographic. It reveals clear trends, like; which regions are the most attractive, where sluggish growth is forcing expansion abroad and which sectors are internationalising fastest. But many big players have also cut their losses in foreign markets this year, so was it, on balance, a positive year for proponents of international diversification?

Median auction looks slow

Private equity and infrastructure funds are expected to submit bids for Median, the largest German rehabilitation group by the end of November. But touted financials look heavily-adjusted and smaller operators are saying that a new law enacted by the German parliament may spell trouble for the rehab sector, as Healthcare Europa reported in summer.

Paracelsus looking for new CEO

German rehab and acute hospital group Paracelsus Kliniken is interviewing candidates to replace former CEO Dr Michael Phillipi, who was appointed following investor Porterhouse's acquisition of the insolvent group in April, and died in September.

What are Ramsay’s plans in Germany?

With international hospital group Ramsay's improved offer for Nordic, French and German acute operator Capio set to be successful, it leaves the buyer with a quandary: take on the unprofitable German operations which give it a tiny market position, buy one of the top five players there as a solution, or conclude Capio's divestment process?

FREE BLOG Best IT prospects are the most boring

The media (including us) have all gone nuts about AI and all manner of digital health apps. But the real tech opportunities in health care are in boring stuff. There are dozens of healthcare tech companies which have raised over $50m and yet whose revenue piddles along at $1-2m a year. The hope, of course, is […]

Ada opens up markets with new languages

German telehealth company Ada claims that introducing new languages on its AI-powered “symptom checker” app will eventually open the market up to an additional 102 million people.

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