What has emerged during our research for HBI Intelligence's imaging report, now live on our site, is how fragmented the sector is compared to other services. It will be utterly revolutionised by regulatory and tariff changes, AI/teleradiology and changing service-supplier dynamics; it's just no one is sure exactly how.
Oaktree Capital, which is set to merge with another asset manager, looks likely to acquire Iaso Group, one of Greece's largest hospital groups, creating a rival consolidator to CVC. It is significant as the massive Henry Dunant hospital looks likely to fall out of the private sector.
This week we calculate the ratio of elderly care beds for all citizens aged 85 and over across sixteen European countries. The resulting graphic gives a telling overview of provision and opportunities across different markets.
Despite the parlous state of the Greek economy, we hear bold claims that plucky investors entering the Greek nursing home market may stand to gain big returns on their investments. HBI speaks to the director of international insurance at Athens Medical Group (AMG) and the CEO of Greek long-term dementia care specialist Aktios to find out more.
The number of people who are covered by private health insurance has largely risen across Europe in the past decade, according to a report by the OECD.
Two final bidders have emerged for the 478-bed Henry Dunant Hospital in Athens, but Greek market sources tell us that the controlling bank may request a fresh round of bidding.
It still looks likely that the leftist Greek government will pressure Bank of Piraeus into accepting a lower bid from the Onassis Foundation for Henry Dunant rather than a higher offer from consolidator CVC. Meanwhile, CVC has entered talks to buy St Lukes, a big not-for-profit hospital in Thessalonika.
American Hospital of Albania, the country's largest hospital operator, has further consolidated the national market with its acquisition of listed Greek group Hygeia's Tirana hospital for a €1m cash fee and assumption of €29m in liabilities. We talk to the buyer's CEO.
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