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Clinisys merger creates global player as public labs lag behind in automation

Clinisys claims to have created the world’s largest player in lab information management and lab order comms and results software with a three-way merger which creates a platform across diagnostics and environmental tests. So how does CEO, Michael Simpson, see software changing the sector over the next 3-5 years? And what does an independent consultant with many years experience in the field think about the sector and its growth?
January 27, 2022

UK care homes focus on self funders as care crisis looms

Additional capacity is sorely needed in UK care homes, but many operators tell us they are only building facilities for privately paying residents. Local authority places do not pay enough to make it worthwhile, they say. HBI talks to three operators to find out more about this looming crisis. 
January 26, 2022

Voyage Care bought by Kuwaiti sovereign fund

Voyage Care, the UK’s largest provider of support for people with learning disabilities by revenue, has been acquired by Wren House Infrastructure, a London-based subsidiary of the Kuwait Investment Authority, Kuwait’s largest sovereign wealth fund. HBI explores the multiple paid, and the thinking behind it.
January 21, 2022

Virtus takeover could lead to M&A push in Europe

Australia-based listed fertility specialist Virtus Health, which also has a footprint in Ireland, Denmark, the UK and Singapore, is the subject of a takeover bid. HBI speaks to an operator source to find out more about the prospects of one of the largest international fertility groups delisting.
January 20, 2022

Nursing homes: Recovering from the Covid crash in Europe

Nursing homes were firmly in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons as the pandemic hit at the start of 2020. Mortality rates were high, morale was low, and huge reputational damage was done. Two years on, HBI speaks to three European operators to find out how the market is recovering.
January 20, 2022

UK fertility provider set to sell

HBI can exclusively reveal that a substantial UK-based fertility provider looks set to come to market later this year. HBI speaks to sources about possible pricing and buyers.
January 20, 2022

Genetics: the M&A drive

The big diagnostic lab groups are on a frantic M&A drive to capture capacity in genetic testing. The deals reflect the hunger for specialist genetic doctors, biologists and counsellors in a manpower intensive field which is seeing explosive growth. We look at recent deals and name the new competitors who are entering the market.
January 13, 2022

NHS makes new deal with private sector

The NHS has signed a new three month deal with major private hospital groups that will see their staff and facilities put on standby to be used as surge capacity in case the Omicron wave overwhelms the NHS system.
January 13, 2022

IHH to “vigorously defend” $6.5bn lawsuit

Listed Malaysian hospital group IHH Healthcare says it will 'vigorously defend' a $6.5bn suit by US fund Emqore relating to the issuance of shares by IHH-owned Indian hospital group Fortis.
January 13, 2022

Bain and CVC ‘buying Boots’

Buyout firms Bain Capital and CVC are reportedly joining forces to put in a multibillion pound bid for UK pharmacy, health and beauty retailer Boots, which also has a presence in Thailand, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Malta and Indonesia.
January 13, 2022
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