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EDG sale predicted for Q1 2024

Multiple sources tell HBI that Nordic Capital-owned multinational European Dental Group (EDG) will be back on the market in Q1 ’24. HBI also hears Mehilainen could be back in the shop window soon too.

Eugin sells for €500m

Healthcare conglomerate Fresenius has sold Eugin, its Spain-based fertility business, to KKR-owned fertility group IVI RMA and Spain-based asset management firm GED for €500m including earn-outs.

Interview: Kalle Conneryd-Lungren, chief operating officer, Kry

Sweden-based telehealth firm Kry is growing fast in France. After a series of layoffs and a German exit, HBI catches up with COO Kalle Conneryd-Lungren to talk about the appeal of the French market, profitability in the Nordics, and Kry's plans in general.

Four Seasons slow sale continues

The prolonged breakup, sale and demise of what remains of former UK nursing home giant Four Seasons Healthcare continues, with a further nine care homes sold for over £16m in cash. Will anyone claim the rest?

Workforce woes beckon in a winter of discontent

Winter is coming, and for the health care sector the end of the year could see a weary workforce and soaring costs push some groups to breaking point. HBI speaks to a selection of operators, analysts and advisers to understand how groups are planning for the potentially difficult months ahead.

UK Health Minister looks for further collaboration with independent sector

The UK's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has told for-profit operators collaborations between the NHS and private players have paved the way for them to have an increased role going forward - and that patients will be given greater opportunity to be referred to independent sector providers.

Staff “threaten to quit” UK care home giant over pay

UK nursing home operator HC-One faces a potential staffing disaster with reports that nearly 40% of its workforce is threatening an exodus over “poverty pay”. The GMB union demands a real living wage for all staff at the ‘kind care company’, however, HC-One disputes this survey figure. HBI investigates. 

Bankruptcies, closures, and scandals: the bleak state of European nursing homes

Across Europe, nursing homes are in crisis. Between scandals in France, insolvencies in Germany, the threat of regulation in Spain, and fair fee woes in the UK, HBI hears that the nursing home sector is the least attractive healthcare services sector for investors. Are things really that bad - and is the threat of mass bankruptcies real?

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