UK PE firm Foundation Partners and US PE firm Deer Capital have bought Hartford Care, a UK care home group with 21 homes across the south of England. The new owners plan to double the group’s size by 2026.
French nursing home operator DomusVi has initiated the sale of its specialised psychiatric treatment division, Mentalia Salud, according to reports from within Spain. The planned divestment follows both planned real estate sales by the group, and those completed as sales and leaseback transactions.
Portuguese insurance company Fidelidade has outlined its plans for a 2025 initial public offering (IPO), following a strategic reassessment that includes the cancellation of the planned listing of its hospital subsidiary, Luz Saúde. The move signals a shift in strategy for Fidelidade, which is majority-owned by China’s Fosun International.
Shares of France's two listed pan-European nursing home giants, Emeis (formerly Orpea) and Clariane (formerly Korian) have both fallen precipitously since the start of 2022. Two years down the line, which group's finances are in better shape?
Co-Med, a Dutch primary care chain, is facing financial difficulty and possibly even bankruptcy. A part of the company that manages its call centre has already been declared bankrupt. The group has also been the subject of complaints regarding quality and (lack of) availability and timeliness of services, and being sued by former employees.
A recent meeting with a private equity investor went down the path of minimally invasive surgery and the incredibly fascinating innovation in implantable medtech.
Norwegian Medtech company HoloCare has been awarded an €8.9m grant to continue developing its cutting-edge AI-assisted technology that can turn a CT scan into a 3D image in a matter of minutes. HoloCare’s CEO, Alison Sundset, explains to us how this technology has the potential to improve surgery.
New regulatory frameworks aimed at improving cybersecurity are being introduced in both Europe and North America. This could lead to a step change in how the health care sector manages its colossal cybersecurity risks, by forcing medtech manufacturers and health care providers to make the necessary investments to improve the resilience of their tools and IT networks.
Changes to the financial reporting and accounting rules for healthcare businesses in the Netherlands have come into force. But what will they mean in practice?
With HBI 2024 fast approaching, we spoke with Katie Tryon, Director of Health Strategy at UK health insurance firm Vitality, about why sustainable healthcare is so important, and key changes and surprises the sector has faced in the last 12 months.
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