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Practice Plus Group joins Bupa UK network

Practice Plus Group, one the UK's largest private hospital groups, has partnered with multinational health insurer Bupa to give Bupa UK insurance customers access to treatment at its hospitals and surgery centres.

Who are Europe’s biggest nursing home groups?

Who are Europe's biggest for-profit nursing home groups in Europe? In this infographic we look at the biggest 16 for-profit nursing home groups in Europe, using both revenue and bed numbers as a measure of size.

Is Europe out of the inflationary woods?

The past three years have been the most inflationary in decades for Europe. Price increases have now been brought back into a more normal range, at least for consumers. But tight labour markets and upwards pressure on wages are continuing to push up costs for labour intensive industries such as health care.

Interviews: CCO and Wellbeing Director at Riverstone

Resting somewhere at the intersection between hospitality and care sits the burgeoning niche of luxury retirement villages. HBI sits down with the wellbeing director and chief commercial officer at London-based independent living facility Riverstone to learn more about this budding market.

Bankrupt English councils a worry for care operators

As increasing numbers of local councils in England declare themselves bankrupt, fees are giving care home operators cause for concern. HBI catches up with two market experts to understand why more insolvencies are on the way, and what this could mean for the sector’s future.

Who are Europe’s biggest health care real estate investors?

Who are the biggest health care real estate investors in Europe? As part of our deep-dive into Europe's health care real estate investment landscape we've put together a list of investors with over €500m health care assets under management.

Ardian to buy France’s largest pharmacy chain and make it multinational

French PE firm Ardian has entered into exclusive negotiations to buy France's largest pharmacy chain, Aprium Pharmacie, from North American PE firm Sagard. Ardian plans to develop Aprium's advisory and digital offering, and to expand the group outside of France. We speak to Ardian's head of growth to find out more.

HBI Deals+Insights briefing February 2024: Connect members

Click here to see your February 2024 Deals+Insights edition. In February's edition we compare the hospital markets of Europe's Big 5, look at the prospects for Germany's health care sector in 2024, and examine the $1bn sale of a majority stake in the Gulf division of listed multinational hospital and pharmacy chain Aster DM to […]

HBI Deals+Insights briefing February 2024 Intelligence members

Click here to see your Deals+Insights February 2024 In February's edition we compare the hospital markets of Europe's Big 5, look at the prospects for Germany's health care sector in 2024, and examine the $1bn sale of a majority stake in the Gulf division of listed multinational hospital and pharmacy chain Aster DM to a […]

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