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FREE BLOG New HBI pipeline tool reveals long-held investments 

Nearly a third of all private equity-owned health care businesses in Europe have been held for at least five years, according to the new HBI Deals Pipeline tool. That suggests many private equity houses are struggling to sell on their investments.
October 31, 2019

Why UK specialist adult care is hotting up

Tough regulatory pressure, reputational risk and high profile scandals have put some operators off providing specialist adult care in the UK (which covers autism, learning disabilities and personality disorders). Yet interest from investors is hotting up and providers are growing rapidly. We speak to the head of healthcare at investment bank Alantra about opportunities on this market.
October 31, 2019

Four Seasons sale failure leaves long term future in doubt

The UK's largest nursing home group by revenue Four Seasons was set to sell 185 freehold properties to its creditor H/2 Capital Partners, but the sale fell through last week. If the US hedge fund doesn't take over, what does this mean for the future of the business, and where does it leave the operator? We speak to sources close to the deal.
October 30, 2019

Big teleradiology provider for sale as sector hots up

London-listed investment firm ICG is reportedly selling its UK-Australia teleradiology platform Everlight Radiology, while a Spanish diagnostics group recently entered the Latin American market with a small deal. The deals show two of the four cross-border teleradiology streams we have identified.
October 24, 2019

Exclusive: Change at the top at Unilabs

Jos Lamers, 55, the man widely seen as the architect of modern-day Unilabs is moving away from a full-time role at the Pan-European lab and imaging platform, HBI can exclusively reveal. So what lies behind the move and who succeeds him as CEO?
October 14, 2019

Fertility giant IVIRMA looking to sell minority stake

The largest fertility company in the world by revenue, Spanish-based IVIRMA, is looking for "an economic partner", with Morgan Stanley mandated to review strategic options. The most "optimistic" outcome, it says, would be the sale of a minority stake.
October 10, 2019

Four Seasons puts pressure on landlords to reduce rent

Troubled UK nursing home operator Four Seasons failed to pay millions in rent to landlords this month, a deliberate strategy as it renegotiates the leases on some of its care homes. We speak to a market consultant, a landlord, and Four Seasons about this.
October 10, 2019
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