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HBI 2017: The European Investment Landscape

The year 2017 should be a good one for the European healthcare services industry, with more money from more sources backing the best management teams and building international businesses, say panellists at HBI 2017. That is despite a fall in deal volume in 2016 and signs that 2017 may see lower levels..
April 20, 2017

HBI 2017: The future of elderly care in Europe – from silos to clusters

The number of elderly people in Europe is rising to unprecedented levels. In the last 15 years, the number of people aged 80 and above in Europe has risen by 60% - and in Western European countries like Germany and Italy, it's even more. With this has come a rapidly rising need for more care, and a growing group of patients with chronic illnesses. HBI 2017 explored the major trends in elderly healthcare for the region – and looked ahead to how operators will need to change their approach.
April 19, 2017

CVC buys Metropolitan Hospital of Greece

Global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has followed up its purchase of Vitalia in Spain earlier this month by buying over 70% of the equity in the Greek Metropolitan Hospital from its majority shareholder the Perseus Healthcare Group.
March 29, 2017

Greek private hospitals: between Scylla and Charybdis

During the peak of the tensions on Greece’s potential exit of the euro in the summer of 2015, private operators told Healthcare Europa of their difficulties to stay afloat in light of a 40% claw-back. Meanwhile, there were reports people could not afford to pay upfront costs and that hospitals were running dangerously low on the supply of basic medical equipment. So has anything changed?
August 25, 2016

FREE BLOG Disintegrating hospitals in Greece

If you thought tariff drops in France and the privatisation debate in Sweden were bad, think again. Private healthcare in Greece is deteriorating. Clawbacks have increased from 40% to 50% this year, meaning public health insurer EOPYY only pays one out of two euros invoiced.
August 12, 2016

Report: Reforming healthcare – trends and trajectories

European countries are undergoing rapid and substantial demographic and technological changes. Yet, healthcare systems are still mainly state-funded and acute-focused, as they have been for the past 70 years. This is starting to change.
November 4, 2015

synlab set to enter Greece?

After buying Cypriot group Medilab in February 2015, there are rumours synlab is to enter the Greek market. The move, frozen after the January elections, has been planned for some time and could materialise soon. Who are the targets for acquisition?
September 18, 2015

Woe is Greece?

It will come as no surprise that Greece’s healthcare system is under pressure, one that will worsen under new austerity measures. We take a look at what is happening and at a potential saving grace for operators.
July 16, 2015

Report: Great Eggspectations – Europe’s Fertility Market

Fertility is emerging as an important and very international market sector with several European groups enjoying sales of over €100m. In a 4,500 word report, HCE Journalist Lee Murray takes a look at this market across a range of regulated and free markets in Europe to discover prices, patient journeys, market consolidation and just how far people are willing to travel for the chance at a baby.
June 26, 2015
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