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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 […]

The falling risk premium for investing in care properties

Yields for elderly care properties have risen substantially since 2021 across major European markets, as property valuations have been pushed downwards due to falling demand from investors. But yields for government bonds have risen faster, meaning the risk premium for investing in elderly care real estate is now much lower than it was two years ago.

Henry Dunant to take over Euromedica, not merge with it

Hemithea (formerly Imithea), the parent company of Greece’s largest private hospital Henry Dunant, is set to take over the secondary care activities of healthcare group Euromedica, as opposed to merging with it, among a flurry of possible Greek hospital sales.

Where in Europe are elderly care beds most needed?

Looking at OECD data on the number of beds in residential long-term care facilities per 1,000 people aged 65 and over across 27 European countries, there is a very clear pattern: the richer northern and western European countries tend to have a more bed capacity relative to the size of their elderly population than the poorer Southern and Eastern European countries. But this correlation is far from perfect. There looks to be a significant opportunity for new elderly care developments in the European countries which have a much lower capacity than you would expect based on their GDP per capita.

FREE BLOG The importance of ESG for health care real estate investors

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is a somewhat nebulous concept, encompassing a broad range of feel-good notions. In the health care sphere, it is often emphasised that this involves more than just reducing emissions. Whilst the 'S' part is perhaps the most poorly-defined of the three concepts, saving lives must surely come under it!

For-profit hospital stock in major European markets

In last week's infographic we looked at the for-profit nursing home stock in major European markets. This week we look at the for-profit (as well as not-for-profit and public) hospital stock in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland and Ireland.

For-profit care home stock in Europe’s four biggest care home markets

Care homes comprise the majority of investment volumes within health care real estate in Europe. There are tens of thousands of care homes across Europe, but it is typically only those in the for-profit sector that are available to be acquired by real estate investors. In this infographic we look at the care home stock in Europe's four major markets for health care real estate investment - Germany, France, Spain and the UK - and provide estimates of how much are operated by for-profits.

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Walter Shekman, CEO, Dobrobut

HBI’s Lee Murray recently caught up with Walter Shekman, CEO of Ukrainian private hospital and clinic group Dobrobut. In this video, they explore Ukraine’s ~$16.4bn healthcare recovery need - and what this means for private providers in the country.

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