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REITs are sweet on healthcare

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are switching their portfolios from office to healthcare commercial properties. Lease terms of 25-30 years and yields of roughly 6% are an attractive offering in a growing market. Underlying growth drivers in healthcare ensure long-term demand for Opco, mitigating risk for the Propco.

Report: Trends and innovations in the elderly care market in Europe

Elderly care groups are expanding into new business models such as the step down market, homecare and domiciliary care to met the needs of Europe’s fast growing elderly population. Here we talk to policymakers, CEOs and academics about innovations and outline the five main trends: the personalisation of care, changes in payers attitude, a shift to homecare, and the emergence of an Eastern European market.

Gilde raises €100m healthcare services fund

Dutch private equity specialist Gilde Healthcare has closed a new €100m healthcare services fund in just three months. We speak to Jasper van Gorp, managing partner at Gilde, about the fund.

Interview: Bart Diels, Managing Partner, Head of Health & Care, Gimv

Listed investment company Gimv (Euronext: GIMB) is unusual in that it covers every aspect of health – biopharma, medtech and healthcare services – with a focus on mid-caps and a Pan-European approach. It is willing to invest as little as a few million euros up to € 50m and can hold a stake for up to 10-12 years. Active in biopharma since the early eighties, it has also made several investments in healthcare services and medical technologies. So how does Mr. Diels who has worked in VC and private equity for 20 years, view healthcare services as an investment perspective?

Big co-pays cut demand in Netherlands

Introducing co-pay for the first visit to secondary care has led to a dramatic and continuing drop in activity in Dutch hospitals claims Rob van Liefland, who heads up mobile theatre operator Vanguard Healthcare’s push into Europe. We investigate.

Eurocept buys Medizorg and tries to re-invent homecare

Eurocept, the Dutch pharmaceutical and home care company backed by private equity house GIMV, is to buy medicalised homecare group Medizorg to create a group with sales of €300m with Benelux and Pan-Nordic ambitions. We talk to Eurocept CEO, Mike van Woensel about homecare business models.

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