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Mehiläinen buys Aleris to create €3.7bn revenue mega group

Finland-based pan-European healthcare group Mehiläinen is buying pan-Nordic outpatient group Aleris from private equity firm Triton, marking Mehiläinen’s entry into Norway and Denmark. The combined group will have €3.7 billion revenue and be present in nine countries, making it Europe’s largest outpatient-focused healthcare group.

Arada acquires Reem Hospital, commits ~$544m to UAE expansion plan

UAE real estate developer Arada has acquired Abu Dhabi-based healthcare provider Reem Hospital from an investor consortium led by private equity firm Investcorp.  Arada is committing AED 2 billion ($544 million) to Reem Hospital, including both the acquisition of the controlling stake and future expansion investments.

Spire Healthcare receives bid from Toscafund Asset Management

Spire Healthcare, the UK’s largest private hospital group, has received a non-binding takeover proposal from British investment firm Toscafund Asset Management, its second-largest shareholder, at 250 pence per share in cash. The offer values the company at around £1.35 billion.

HBI 2026: Investing in the UK and Ireland

A panel entitled ‘Investing in the UK and Ireland’ at HBI’s 2026 conference discussed how the healthcare market in the UK and Ireland is being shaped by policy shifts, which include the latest 10-year plan from the National Health Service (NHS). 

Doctolib buys Medicus and enters the UK

European healthtech group Doctolib has entered the UK market through the acquisition of London-based startup Medicus. The company plans to invest over £100 million (~$136 million) in the UK as part of its expansion.

HBI 2026: Healthcare Property Summit

Speakers at the ‘Healthcare Property Summit’ at HBI 2026 expressed qualified optimism about the state of Europe’s healthcare real estate market. The record €21 billion inflow the continent saw in 2025, boosted by US healthcare REIT Welltower’s ~€8 billion investment into the UK’s care sector, “clearly shows confidence that the market is back,” as Nicolas Sannier, EMEA Healthcare Lead - Valuation & Risk at real estate services firm JLL, put it.

HBI 2026: Why now is the time to invest in DACH

Across Europe, the DACH region stands out for its scale, stability, and potential for consolidation.  At HBI 2026, a panel of senior investors and operators highlighted why the region is increasingly seen as an attractive and underappreciated market for healthcare consolidation.

Delivering value through an integrated healthcare service platform — Interview with David Rolfe, Group CEO, Ergéa

HBI spoke with David Rolfe, the recently appointed Group CEO of Ergéa, a pan-European provider of Managed Equipment Services (MES) and clinical outsourcing. The company works with both public and private healthcare systems across diagnostics and oncology. In this interview, we discuss Ergéa’s growth plans, opportunities in the European healthcare market, and the key trends shaping the sector.

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