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Mehiläinen buys in Germany, gets ‘passport’ to invest

Finland's largest for-profit healthcare operator by revenue Mehiläinen has made its first acquisition in Germany. The acquired hospital, Dalberg Klinik, is the ticket to further investments in the country's outpatient sector, HBI hears from Janne-Olli Järvenpää, Mehiläinen's CEO.

Double radiotherapy deals in Romania and Germany

Romania's largest healthcare provider Medlife says it has Balkan ambitions while acquiring half of regional oncology provider Neolife. The emergence of pan-EU players continues after the infrastructure investor that earlier bought Medipass, has bought a 14+ clinic network in Germany. 

Final stage of German adult care reform due in 2023

Since 2017, reform in Germany's social security law has given disabled people more money and greater control over how they spent it. The final stage, due next year, will increase the number of people eligible for benefits that help them integrate into society. Adult care providers tell HBI that it has been difficult for them to adapt.

Dentistry: Rodericks Dental, KonfiDents sell

Two more dentistry platforms have been grabbed by two different private equity firms. NHS focused UK dental group Rodericks Dental has sold, HBI hears from multiple sources, and so has German-based KonfiDents. We name the buyers, the multiple, and consider why this development might shake up a stagnating market.

Alloheim “looking to sell early next year”

HBI hears from multiple sources that Alloheim, the second largest nursing home group in Germany by revenue, is likely to sell by early 2022. We look at likely buyers, price, and how this reflects the current demand for healthcare assets.

Ameos takeover of Sana Kliniken hospitals approved by competition authority

Germany’s Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) has approved the handover of four hospitals in Ostholstein from Sana Kliniken (Germany’s third largest hospital group) to Ameos Holding Ag, the largest operator of residential psychiatry in Germany, having rejected the deal originally in 2018.

HBI 2021: Strict data laws threaten future provision in DACH

Strict, politically-driven, laws on the use of data in Germany means that the healthcare sector is struggling to equip itself sufficiently for the future demand of healthcare, delegates heard at HBI 2021 in a panel led by Stephan Rau, partner with McDermott, Will & Emery.

HBI 2021: How long will rehab be acute’s poorer brother?

Rehabilitation has often been seen as the low-margin, poor brother of acute care. Often underfunded and overlooked, a panel at HBI 2021 sensed that the tide is turning and that, at last, the benefits of this Cinderella sector are being appreciated.

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