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Dentex gets cash injection from shareholder

In what has been a tough year for dentists across Europe, UK dental partnership group Dentex has raised a further £20m from its major shareholder "to continue success in the corporate dental world". HBI speaks to CEO Barry Lanesman to find out more.

HBI Deals+Insights briefing December 2020: Intelligence members

Click here to see your Deals+Insights December 2020 As a difficult year draws to a close, it's time to assess the impact COVID has had on healthcare services markets. In this edition, we take an in-depth look at how rationing care in the pandemic has been killing the elderly, and ask if the vaccine has […]

Integrated model ‘alive and kicking’ despite Banmedica closures

Greater scrutiny is being brought to bear on the use of integrated models in Chile - a practice where any impropriety is sidestepped through the use of holding companies. Where does this leave the likes of UnitedHealth Group-owned Banmedica, which has just closed four health centres in its Vidaintegra network - and why is public concern mounting about private insurers profits?

Private equity targeting €1.2bn Mediq

Netherlands-based medicalised homecare provider and pharmaceutical distributor Mediq is for sale, with a potential €1.2bn price tag. With non-binding bids for the pan-European group due in the first week of November, HBI hears that a private equity buyer is almost certain with little interest from strategic parties.

Patients starting to avoid care again in Poland

The Polish national payor has recommended that electives be delayed to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections. HBI hears that after a good summer of business people are again starting to avoid physical care. That could plunge the market back into the dark months of lockdown, which saw one operator considering firing 70% of its staff.

Analysis: which listed care providers are recovering best?

Why are listed Nordic care providers' share prices seeing a faster recovery than other European counter parts? And how has each operator weathered the storm? HBI takes a deep dive into the financials to deliver an exclusive analysis as providers prepare their Q3 results.

€1.8bn in write-downs and impairments for big hospital/care stocks

Did you know the last two years has seen a combined €1.8bn in goodwill write-downs and impairment charges at seven of the largest listed hospital and elderly care stocks in the sector? And that NMC Health had nearly that amount of goodwill before it de-listed?

IDH sale could lead to group breakup

UK-based NHS dental specialist IDH, which operates over 600 UK-based clinics as {my}dentist and supplies thousands of dentists with products and equipment through dental supplier DD, is for sale. Could the group could be broken up if the buyer for the whole is not found?

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