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See the Global Top 50 by Market Cap

Who are the Global Top 50 Health Care Service Companies by market cap and what does this tell us about the industry? What is striking is how very few of the top 50 are now EMEA companies - just 13, and of those only four are headquartered in Europe, rather than the Middle East or South Africa. 

UK nursing home sector “still viable”

Despite their travails, good nursing home groups in the UK are still making decent money, according to OakNorth, a bank which has some half dozen on its books, and Impact Healthcare REIT, a listed UK-based nursing home real estate investment firm with 14 operators as tenants. The government deserves some of the credit for this, having increased fees above inflation and made it easier for foreign care workers to get visas.

Beleaguered Babylon searches for UK buyer, closes in the US

Under fire digital health company Babylon is shutting down its US operations and looking to sell its UK business. Plans to merge with Swiss digital neurotherapy company MindMaze and be taken private by creditors have collapsed and it is now on the brink of bankruptcy.

Ramsay teams up with Google Cloud to build data hub

UK-based hospital group Ramsay Health Care has announced its partnership with cloud computing service Google Cloud to build a centralised data hub as part of its 2030 digital transformation strategy. Ramsay will use Google Cloud’s AI and machine learning to give nurses, hospitals, and clinicians better access to patient data.

UK Government turns to for-profits to bust backlog

The UK independent sector is gearing up for an explosion in backlog-busting public outsourcing. The for-profit hospital, ophthalmology and imaging markets in particular look set for a significant boost according to wide-reaching government plans announced today (January 4). 

Fresenius half-year results get lukewarm reception

Investors had a mixed reaction to Fresenius’ half-year results, which saw the firm perform poorly on a group-level, but the core businesses highlighted by the restructuring plan perform well. The company did not confirm rumours of divestments.

HBI 2023: Opportunities in ophthalmology

Ophthalmology continues to be a big area of interest for investors, with considerable scope for consolidation. An expert panel including the CEO of Europe's largest chain (Veonet) and the CEO of Latin America's largest player (Opty) discussed opportunities in the sector at HBI 2023.

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