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French government-backed CDC could bail out Orpea – for a price

HBI hears that French public sector financial institution Caisse des Dépôts and institutional investors are willing to invest in under-fire French elderly care group Orpea - at a price. The group wants control. With time running out, three France-based analysts share their views.
January 13, 2023

Public nursing home crisis could lead to privitisations

It’s been a particularly rough start to the year for public nursing homes in France. A staggering 85% of those who took part in a recent survey ended 2022 in the red and the deficit is now leading to calls for reform - and billions in additional funding from the government. HBI talks to two French market experts to find out more about what this means for the market.
January 13, 2023

CVS mulls splashing $10bn+ on primary care chain

CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the US, is reportedly considering buying listed primary care chain Oak Street Health for $10bn, as part of its strategy to gain control over the entire patient pathway. Oak Street’s shares rose 33% after the news broke on Monday, January 9, giving the company a market cap of over $7bn at the time of writing.
January 13, 2023

Spanish group rubbishes rumours of sale

Multiple sources tell HBI Spanish for-profit hospital group Grupo Recoletas is up for sale, and rival HM Hospitales could follow if it hasn't already. Recoletas outright denies there is any process.
January 13, 2023

End to French labs strike as agreement struck with government

The unions representing French labs groups called an end to their strike on Tuesday, January 10, after reaching an agreement with the government on tariff cuts for 2023. The agreement specifies that up to €250m of labs’ funding can be cut in 2023, but that no further cuts will be made during the year. While this deal ends the immediate problem, HBI hears it has only delayed further conflict.
January 13, 2023

Sanoptis targets Spain for expansion

Sanoptis, Germany’s second largest ophthalmology group by revenue, is looking to expand in Spain, and beyond, and looking at targets to buy.
January 13, 2023

Winning the workforce war: Evercare expands training facilities

Many emerging market hospital groups seem a hot ticket at the moment. They have the stability which comes with hospitals, married to far more growth than you might expect in Europe, but the workforce war is making investors think twice. HBI speaks to two experts to learn more about how in-house training is proving to be a solution to workforce woes.
January 13, 2023

Eight predictions for for-profit health care in 2023

2022 was a tumultuous year for for-profit health care. The year began with a sense of things returning to a new normal, after the major disruption of the Covid pandemic throughout 2020 and 2021. But then, not even two months in, Russia invaded Ukraine, and this quickly led to an energy and economic crisis throughout Europe. For the first time in decades inflation reached double-digit figures across almost every OECD country and the era of near-zero interest rates came to an abrupt end. The second half of the year saw major worries about a looming recession and a potential debt crisis, rapidly falling investment and M&A deal volumes slowing to almost a standstill.
January 6, 2023

UK warns off Turkey after deaths

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued a travel warning following the deaths of 22 British nationals who sought medical treatment in Turkey. The country has recently seen a tsunami of patients taking the trip due to a failing NHS in England and the promise of more affordable cosmetic surgeries. HBI speaks to three Turkey-based analysts to understand whether the safeguarding concerns are warranted and what impact the warnings could have on the medical tourism industry.
January 6, 2023
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