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Spanish fertility and cosmetic group plans hospital network

Madrid-based holding company Otsu Group, which operates Eva Fertility Clinics, the cosmetic Dorsia Clinics chain, and Origen Clinics, a network psychology and psychiatry clinics, is looking to build a hospital network following the acquisition of Hospital Policlínico de Barcelona.

Penta shortlists investors for first-round bids on PHI

CEE firm Penta Investments' sale of a stake in its hospital business Penta Hospitals International (PHI) has progressed with NDAs signed by a dozen parties and indicative offers expected next month, director Václav Jirků tells HBI.

2021: A boom year for health care M&A

The M&A market has roared out of Covid in the first quarter according to the HBI Panel Discussion. Are multiples likely to drop and what is investor appetite?

Garofalo continues M&A as Covid hits 2020 organic growth

Listed Italian hospital, post-acute and outpatient group Garofalo Healthcare (GHC) has continued its M&A drive with the acquisition of a hospital in Verona for 8.5x 2019 EBITDA. Deal-making drove 7.3% revenue growth in 2020 to €196.5m, although on a like-for-like basis, revenues fell 5.2%. That is still much better than many large Italian hospital groups.

NMC Health’s Aspen disposal could end with propco takeover

In-administration GCC group NMC Health's attempt to offload UK hospital chain Aspen Healthcare looks to have stalled. An advisor says the opco could be taken over by propco owner NorthWest Healthcare Properties, echoing what happened to the largest operator BMI Healthcare just two years ago.

New off-payroll worker legislation could cost UK operators

Healthcare operators could fall foul of UK legislation designed to target tax avoidance which is due to come into force next month. For the first time, IR35 will force for-profit groups to assess the legal status of contractors receiving payments via an intermediary - and a failure to do so could prove costly.  HBI speaks to a specialist tax barrister to find out more.

GHP continues organic growth in 2020 despite pandemic

GHP, a listed provider of specialist clinics in Scandinavia and hospitals in the Middle East, increased revenue and EBITDA in 2020 despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic. HBI talks to CEO Daniel Ohman to find out how.

Which UK private hospitals earned the most from £2bn NHS block-booking?

NHS England will have spent around £2bn on buying capacity and services from the private hospital sector for COVID-19 related services in the last 12 months, according to recently-released public documents. We break out the figures to reveal which operators earned the most and how the picture changed in Q4. 

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