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UK care home giant set to pass to creditor

Ownership of the UK’s second largest care home group, Four Seasons, looks set to pass from private equity owners Terra Firma to its key creditor, US hedge fund H/2 Capital, in a move that would see the former capping its losses at £450m (€510m).

American health group buys minority stake in German hospital – but why?

Sanford Health, a US $4bn+ revenue, not-for-profit healthcare group has just bought a minority stake in privately-held Isar Klinikum, a 240-bed hospital in Munich. We talk to Sanford Health and our contacts in Germany about the deal, two of whom think there is more to it than meets the eye.

Intercare deal could be a game-changer

This summer, Mediclinic, the listed South African, Europe and Mid-East hospital giant, quietly bought into Intercare, a South African outpatient, day hospital and sub-acute and rehabilitation hospital network which specialises in value-based healthcare, providing the best outcomes at the lowest costs. Here is why we think the acquisition is a game changer and why this is a business model that could be exported internationally.

“Very profitable” Ober Scharrer heading for a sale?

Rumour has it that German ophthalmology chain Ober Scharrer will be sold in the winter. Of course, its CEO Sibylle Stauch-Eckmann couldn’t possibly comment. Nonetheless, she tells us the group now has 5% of the country’s rapidly consolidating eye-care market and a strong pipeline offering further growth.

Germans pull out of Aspen deal

German hospital groups Rhoen Klinikum and Fresenius Helios are no longer considering a bid for UK rival Aspen Healthcare, say sources.

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