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EQT swoops on Pan-Euro dentistry platform Curaeos

Swedish private equity group EQT pre-empted second round bidding for Curaeos, the Dutch dentistry group which has expanded into Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Italy. But it is paying the seller, Bencis Capital Partners, a very high price. We look at the price and the roll up.

Bergman merges with NL Clinics, eyes rapid growth

The Netherlands’ largest ambulatory clinic chain announced a 60:40 merger with the second largest yesterday (September 26) creating a group that dominates hip and knee ops, and is aiming for €500m in sales within three years. We speak to Bergman CEO Bart Malenstein and a local advisor.

“We can meet the needs of the baby boom generation with today’s medical capacity”

That is a very bold statement indeed. But Prof Richard Boucherie at the Centre for Healthcare Operations Improvement and Research (CHOIR) of the University of Twente in the Netherlands, reckons it is true. For the past 15 years CHOIR has been helping Dutch hospitals, labs and homecare groups to increase their efficiency through mathematical modelling using operations research methods including queueing theory, optimisation and computer simulation. We interview him on how such an approach can make massive efficiency gains.

Interview: Stefaan Gieelens, CEO, Aedifica

The CEO of the Belgian and Pan-European property investor Aedifica reveals to Healthcare Europa the ace up his sleeve in Europe’s increasingly competitive healthcare property market.

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