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Lifting the lid on West Europe’s €60bn private non-profit hospitals

What does the non-profit hospital sector look like in West Europe and elsewhere? We are about to publish a special HBI Intelligence report, detailing market size and consolidation in eight countries, growth, potential privatisations and the expansion of US Academic Medical Centres abroad.

Propco M&A sees flurry of activity

October was the second most active month for healthcare property investments to date this year, with three of Europe's largest specialist healthcare propcos, plus a fourth player, making six deals for a total of around €300-350m.

Under-fire Dentix may have a new suitor

Spanish dental chain Dentix has a new suitor, according to the Spanish press. The company has had a troubled history of late, heading into voluntary administration in April following a reported series of failed sales processes, including to Advent and KKR.

Veritas Intercontinental raises €5m as it off-shoots from ailing US business

Veritas Intercontinental, the spin-off of US genome sequencing group, Veritas Genetics, has raised €5m from existing investors to help finish building a new lab in Spain. CEO Javier de Echevarría tells HBI that the money will help to establish its independence from its former parent company which temporarily ceased US trading last year. 

Korian: Inicea a ‘unique opportunity’ with international bolt-ons to follow

Buying France's third-largest private psychiatry group Inicea was a 'unique opportunity' for which a capital raise had to be used, Korian CFO Philippe Garin tells HBI, and international bolt-on acquisitions could follow. He discusses the deal's finances, COVID-19's impact on its regulatory environment, and one reason why Germany might have weathered the pandemic so much better than other countries.

NMC could sell by April 2021; Aspen/Eugin by January

NMC Health's administrators Alvarez & Marsal expect to complete a lender-led restructuring or sale of the group by April 2021, and sales of non-core assets - UK hospital chain Aspen Healthcare and international IVF group Eugin - much sooner. It's also revealed the COVID-19 impact on the group's healthcare services revenue.

Valencia continues to dismantle Alzira model

The left has removed another hospital from the pioneering Alzira model, whereby a consortium of a for-profit payor, a provider and a property company is paid on a per capita basis to handle all the primary and secondary health care needs of 100,000-250,000 people.

HBI updates dental market forecasts as operators face second wave

Dental markets have reopened following the pandemic peak but the impact may be felt for many months to come, not least because of a second wave winter. HBI has added new post-COVID market size data on the Intelligence platform based on conversations with operators. Most think new national lockdowns are unlikely but regional lockdowns, prolonged economic uncertainty for patients, and scared patients are all causing concern.

Healthcare Activos internationalises with Portuguese acquisition and French listing

REIT Healthcare Activos Yield has listed on the Euronext Access Paris, while its sister company Healthcare Activos has made its first acquisition outside of Spain, CEO of the management company for both tells HBI. He talks us through the listing and the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the development of the Spanish care home sector.

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