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Out of pocket expenditure compared across Europe

Here we look at household out-of-pocket payments - direct payments for healthcare from a household's primary income or savings, where the user pays at the time of purchase. The figures on this chart are displayed as a percentage share of the total current health expenditure for the countries listed.

Amanat to merge Sukoon and CMRC

Dubai-based listed health care and education investment firm Amanat Holdings is merging two of its post acute care providers in the GCC region, Sukoon and Cambridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center (CMRC), in the latest move in its plan to build the region's largest post-acute care platform.

Pressure grows to restrict investment in German health care

Pressure is growing for a change in German law restricting who can invest in healthcare. If enacted, it could effectively see some outpatient operators “banned”, and restrict who can do telehealth. Is such a development likely? HBI speaks to a trio of German healthcare experts to find out more.

Care Fertility expands international footprint to Spain and US

UK-based group Care Fertility continues to expand its international footprint following its acquisition by PE firm Nordic Capital in February, with acquisitions in Spain and the US. HBI chats to Alfa Chan, partner at Nordic, to find out more.

TVM Capital Healthcare raising outpatient SE Asia fund

Dubai and Singapore based private equity firm TVM Capital Healthcare is raising a new emerging market fund which will invest in non-hospital health care assets in the South East Asia region. The fund has a target of $200m and is expected to make its first investment in the first half of 2023.

FREE BLOG Quick departures always raise questions

When a CEO steps down, journalists raise half an eyebrow. Is this a planned departure, in the works for months, with a readymade successor ready to step out of the wings? Or does it have a whiff of a hastily scrabbled jump (with, or without a push) suggesting possible malcontent, ill will, a clash of styles, or something else?

FMC CEO leaves after just two months in post

Global renal disease specialist Fresenius Medical Care has parted ways with its new CEO just months after announcing her appointment, and scarcely two months after she took up her post. HBI looks at the surprisingly quick turnaround and tries to work out what happened.

Due diligence begins for KIMS sale

KIMS Health, one of the largest hospital groups in South India, is up for sale. Due diligence has begun after a first round of bids which HBI understands included India's fourth largest operator Max Healthcare, as well as big international PE investors Blackstone and CVC Capital. Binding bids are expected next month.

Chris Toth, CEO, Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company

In April last year, medical device giant Siemens Healthineers acquired Varian Medical Systems in one of the largest all cash MedTech transactions in history. HBI catches up with Varian CEO Chris Toth to find out more about the deal, and Varian’s plans for the future. 

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