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Teleradiology brightens up

After years of disappointingly slow growth, has teleradiology, the interpretation of images by radiologists sited remotely, started to turn the corner? Europe’s largest player Telemedicine Clinic (TMC) says it has seen 20-30% compound growth for the past four years. We speak to Alexander Böhmcker, TMC’s CEO, who says even Germany is showing signs of opening up.
September 17, 2014

Poor outlook for private healthcare sector in Sweden

Sweden’s extensive private healthcare sector faces months of uncertainty. The left is almost certain to win the Swedish general election on 16 September 2014. The only question is whether we will end up with a minority, moderate Social Democrat government or a Red/Green Alliance backed by the Marxist Feminist Initiative and the Left. What does this mean for the sector?
August 6, 2014

Falck creates Scandinavia’s largest occupational healthcare group

Falck, the international ambulance to fire engine giant, has created the largest Scandinavian player in occupational healthcare, Falck Healthcare, with sales of €395m and 2,000 staff, through a three-way merger with Previa and Quick Care, both owned by Danish fund group TryhedsGruppen. The deal leaves TryhedsGruppen with a 40% stake in Falck Healthcare and 2.3% in Falck Holding. Meanwhile, Falck has built clinic chains in Denmark and Poland. We talk to Jørn Wendel Andersen, CEO of TryghedsGruppen and Jan Steenhard, CEO of Falck Healthcare services division.
June 27, 2014

IPOs beckon as private equity loses its appetite

There are plenty of indications that private equity is running scared of overpaying for healthcare service assets. This could lead to a spate of IPOs. The big buyers this spring have been stock market quoted groups.
May 30, 2014

Report: Dentistry in Europe

Web-empowered, patient choice, the retreat of state payors, internationalization - what is happening in dentistry will happen in other healthcare service sectors soon. So it is a sector that is worth watching closely. In this, the first part of a 2 part report, we look at how dentistry markets in Europe are changing, look at business models and track consolidation, naming the major players country-by-country. How is the market set to change?
May 22, 2014

Praktikertjanst launches new website to prove quality

Big Swedish dentistry and primary care group Praktikertjanst has recently launched a new healthcare website, www.godpraktik.se, aimed at demonstrating quality with anecdotal stories about its care. Expect it to launch a range of comprehensive statistics to prove care quality soon.
May 15, 2014

Dentistry platforms fetch high prices

Carlyle, the owners of IDH, the big UK dentistry group, plans to sell or float the group for as much as £1bn. Meanwhile, the largest Finnish dentistry group is subject to a bid and the two largest Scandinavian dentistry chains have just merged. What is the attraction?
May 14, 2014

Praktikertjanst hit by new tax laws

Sweden’s largest primary care and dentist firm is likely to be hard hit by new tax laws, which means that its member doctors and dentists will see their tax burden more or less double. That could lead to another takeover bid or defections. Sales grew 4.7% to SEK9.7bn (€1bn) in 2013.
May 14, 2014

Capio joins “IPO or sell” list

As forecast here, Apax and Nordic Capital, are preparing to float or sell Capio, the Pan-European hospital chain with facilities in Sweden, Germany, France and a psychiatric unit, Capio Nightingale in the UK. Separately, Capio is preparing to sell its French properties.
May 1, 2014
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