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The HBI Top 100 largest groups in EMEA by revenue 2024 edition

Healthcare Business International has published its fourth annual ranking of EMEA's largest healthcare service providers, drawn from its database of over 5,000 operators. The list, which tracks EMEA-only healthcare service revenues, shows German hospital giant Fresenius Helios maintaining its market leadership with revenues of €12.3bn in 2023.

How AI can revolutionise healthcare and stand out while doing it – Frederik Brabant, Chief Strategy and Medical Officer of Corti

AI solutions for healthcare are evolving at pace, and fast-growth Danish startup Corti is no exception. After closing a $60 million Series B funding round last year, the software company says it is now attracting interest from Silicon Valley figures and major tech companies. But what makes it stand out from its competitors? We spoke with Corti’s Chief Strategy and Medical Officer, Frederik Brabant, about how exactly the product is built and works, why it’s making waves, and what its future looks like. 

Burjeel to launch nine primary healthcare centres across the UAE

Burjeel Holdings, a major private hospital and primary healthcare provider in the MENA region, has announced the launch of nine new primary care clinics across Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Dubai. The new facilities are the result of an AED 20 million investment (~USD 5.45 million) by Burjeel Holdings.

Germany’s hospital reform passes Bundestag

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach’s long-awaited reform to Germany’s hospital sector is to become law after being passed by the Bundestag (the country’s legislature). The reform is likely to lead to many of the country’s smaller unspecialised inpatient facilities being either shut or converted into outpatient facilities. 

The UK and Europe set for increased PE investment and value chain consolidation in digital health — Rob Sher, Alvarez & Marsal

Europe, especially the UK, is seeing rising private equity interest and larger companies entering the digital health sector. Deal volumes are expected to grow as providers consolidate across the value chain.  The global digital health sector on the whole is increasingly attractive for private equity investments, with experts predicting a surge in M&A deals over the coming months.

Sanofi deal row a “non-event” indicating French politicians’ “lack of maturity in handling cross-border M&A deals”

On October 11, Reuters reported that Sanofi, the French drugmaker, is negotiating a sale of a 50% stake in its consumer health business, Opella, to US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R). The negotiation is valuing the business at €16.4 billion. This move is part of Sanofi's strategy to separate its consumer healthcare segment to fund new drug development.

WhiteCoat acquires Good Doctor, creating Southeast Asia’s “largest digital healthcare group”

Singapore-based digital healthcare group WhiteCoat Global is acquiring Good Doctor Indonesia, a telemedicine platform with the largest insurer and corporate client network in Indonesia. WhiteCoat, which connects patients with payers and providers to deliver primary, specialist, and allied care, said in a statement the ‘landmark deal will create the region’s largest and most comprehensive digital healthcare group’. Thalia Georgiou, Managing Partner, Healthcare Advisory at Asia Care Group, also offers her perspective on the deal.

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