Investec is to handle the IPO of Medica Group, a UK-based teleradiology company with sales of £30m in 2016 and a network of around 250 radiologists, say reliable sources.
Global industrial gas company Air Liquide saw its healthcare segment grow by 11.2% to €3.1bn globally in 2016. Healthcare is now its largest business in Europe surpassing industrial gas for the first time.
MD Medical Group, the Russian hospital chain rooted in Moscow with the treatment of women and children at its core, is planning to expand substantially. Healthcare Europa caught up with CEO Dr Mark Kurtser at the London Stock Exchange during part of his charm offensive, ahead of an early morning briefing to investors. Shares in MD Medical have doubled in value since June 2016, to £10.65 - so what is Kurtser doing right, and what is he planning next?
With nearly 10% operating margin, Sweden’s largest elderly care services provider Attendo reports a good 2016 performance and sees its shareholders’ dividends more than double. But the results also highlight challenges in the outsourcing market and the group reports poor organic growth.
Kidney specialist Fresenius Medical Care, part of German healthcare giant Fresenius, is to acquire around a 70% majority stake in the Australian CURA Day Hospitals Group later this month, according to reports.
French REIT Eurosic has announced the acquisition by sale and leaseback of a portfolio of nursing homes owned by Spain’s largest care provider, SARquavitae.
In an unusual move, three public hospitals in the Liguria region of Italy are under review to be potentially privatised. A decision is expected on 15 May.
Thai hospital operator Bangpakok Hospital Group (BHG) is rumoured to be in the process of raising a minimum of US$25m-US$30m to fund expansion in Thailand and internationally.
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?
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