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VPS Healthcare – sixth emerging market hospital group to IPO in London

GCC and Indian health care group VPS Healthcare has appointed advisors to prepare an IPO on the London Stock Exchange, following in the footsteps of rival NMC Health. We talk to an analyst covering the sector and look at the five emerging market hospital groups already listed there, who together have a combined market capitalisation of over £9bn (€10.2bn).
February 21, 2018

IVF/lab group sells stake to Oaktree; buys in Italy, Spain and Switzerland

NL Holding has sold a 30% stake to Oaktree Capital, while simultaneously acquiring fertility providers and specialised diagnostic laboratories in Switzerland, Italy and Spain. This coincides with Oaktree offloading its pan-European dentistry platform. We take a more detailed look at what NL has bought. 
February 20, 2018

Imaging investor buys in Switzerland

German and Swiss imaging investor RAD-x has acquired an outpatient diagnostic imaging group active in three Swiss cantons. We talk to RAD-x's CEO, and Affidea's former CEO, about the deal and prospects for consolidation in the sector in Switzerland, Germany and France.
February 18, 2018

M&A pushes Attendo’s 2017 revenue higher

Income from recent expansions pushed pan-Nordic care home group Attendo’s revenue in 2017 higher, but the ailing Danish market has hit profit margin, the company said on 15 February. We also speculate on the new CEO.
February 15, 2018

Indian hospital plans growth with help from UK government

UK government private equity arm CDC has invested US$21m in Asian Institute of Medical Sciences in a growth round of fundraising. The group will put the cash towards more than doubling its bed count. We talk to chairman and managing director Dr N.K Pandey.
February 15, 2018

MEDI System targets major Polish cities in its care home expansion

Poland’s largest elderly care home network group MEDI-System, owned by Orpea, is targeting major cities for expansion and branching into assisted living, the company tells Healthcare Europa. So what are the prospects for elderly care in the largest market in East Europe?
February 15, 2018

Turkish hospital lands on stock market with a low multiple

Turkish hospital chain Medical Park Group has completed its IPO raising €294m for 36% of the €840m valued company. The EBITDA multiple is a far cry from previous healthcare transactions in Turkey, but a source tells Healthcare Europa it's a fair one.
February 12, 2018

Ober Scharrer “priced aggressively” as sale expected by May

We've been keeping our eye on German ophthalmology chain Ober Scharrer for months, and at long last we hear a sale looks imminent. Healthcare Europa speaks to a source in Germany about who is still in the running, and whether the prospective price could be putting buyers off.
February 12, 2018
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