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Capio enters the German ophthalmology market

Pan-European healthcare provider Capio has bought German ophthalmology clinic Augenklinik Universitätsallee in Bremen - its first opthalmology acquisition in the country. Henrik Brehmer, SVP Group Communication at Capio, talks to us about the deal. Is Capio looking to buy more in this market?

Chinese investment group targets European elderly care

Shanghai-based China Minsheng Investment Group, one of the largest private investment funds in China, says it is targeting senior care groups across the world - including the largest senior care group in Europe - for acquisition.

CVC buys Metropolitan Hospital of Greece

Global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has followed up its purchase of Vitalia in Spain earlier this month by buying over 70% of the equity in the Greek Metropolitan Hospital from its majority shareholder the Perseus Healthcare Group.

French care home group plans 4,000 beds network

Clineo, a French elderly care group based in southern France, is completing the acquisition of two nursing homes in Spain totalling 390 beds – and expects to own a network of 4,000 beds in the next three years. Its founder Hervé Le Bocq talks to Healthcare Europa.

How to make money in the Czech outpatient market

Czech outpatient specialist EUC Group (formerly Euroclinicum) is consolidating the outpatient market, and has just released preliminary results for 2016 and announced another acquisition. Healthcare Nova catches up with Jan Hůlek, one of the directors, to talk about the group’s business strategy and how to make money and grow in the outpatient market.

Intermedica tight lipped about plans to sell, IPO – or both

Intermedica, the private Brazilian payor-provider headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is refusing to comment on its prospective stock market flotation or sale - telling Healthcare Nova that, at this stage, it is “not allowed to comment on anything to do with IPOs or strategy”. But according to one sources in Brazil, Intermedica may go for a mix of both IPO and sale.

Unilabs to triple sales

Pan-European lab and imaging group Unilabs plans to triple its size in three years, CEO Jos Lamers tells us. How?

Medsi to IPO?

The Russian conglomerate Sistema, which owns the Medsi hospital chain, will take the group public, says Reuters.

Holland Venture buys dermatology specialist Mauritsklinieken

Dutch private equity house Holland Venture has bought a "significant majority stake" in dermatology chain Mauritsklinieken from SJMG and Waterland. Ewout Prins, managing partner at Holland Venture, tells Healthcare Europa he is looking for buy-and-build opportunities.

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