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How to build an international dentistry chain

Daniel Antón, the CFO of Dentix, Spain’s largest dental chain with 2016 sales of over €258m, following the 2016 collapse of former leader Vitaldent, speaks to us about its business model in Spain, Italy and Latin America. Unlike the newly reborn Vitaldent, Dentix plans to grab new, apparently high risk, markets outside Spain. How?

FREE BLOG Why is Italy attracting large European diagnostics groups?

In the past two months, SYNLAB, Cerba, Alliance Medical and LifeBrain, four major diagnostic service providers, have strengthened their presence in Italy through the acquisitions of small laboratory/imaging networks. But what is so attractive about Italy?

European labs turn to Italy

European laboratory services providers SYNLAB and Cerba are strengthening their position in Italy through the acquisitions of two medical centres networks in the north, in a race to become the main consolidator in the region.

Life buys Alliance

As forecast here, Life Healthcare has purchased Alliance Medical, the big Anglo-Italian imaging services platform with a limited presence in a further six countries. The enterprise value of between £760m and £800m values the company at around 13 times EBITDA of £60m in the year to March 2016. We analyse the deal, which is a bet on West European governments increasing the outsourcing of medical services.

Life close to UK acquisition

Life Healthcare, the big South African hospital group with an operation in Poland and stake in Max Healthcare, the big Indian hospital group, is close to purchasing an asset in the UK, says a source close to the deal. South African analysts say it’s looking at a niche market with a component of public sector outsourcing. We look at who.

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