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Dutch government looks to pull funding from nursing homes

Dutch elderly care is seeing a very definite government-backed shift away from nursing homes and towards care at home, with increasing reluctance for the public purse to pay for the 'hotel' component of care. HBI speaks to advisor Rune Aresvik from Vardetun, who has just completed a detailed review of the sector, to find out if this is a problem or an opportunity
April 28, 2022

Hungary facing four more years of Orbanomics

After the crushing victory of national-conservative Fidesz, led by Viktor Orban, the Hungarian healthcare sector awaits another four years of “Orbanomics”. HBI speaks with a Hungarian contact to learn more.
April 28, 2022

Could Andalusian deal mean Spanish PPPs are back in favour?

Andalusian authorities have signed a contract with Spanish for-profit hospital group Clínicas Pascual which will see the regional government financing five Andalusian-based hospitals owned by the company. HBI speaks with Spanish consultant Ignacio Riesgo to find out what, if anything, this signifies for the market.
April 28, 2022

Orpea audit’s initial findings suggest administrative mischief, but no abuse of residents

Initial provisional findings from the external investigation into French nursing home giant Orpea which it launched in response to accusations of malpractice at the company made by journalist Victor Castanet in “Les Fossoyeurs” (“The Gravediggers”) have confirmed some of the book’s allegations, including alleged incident(s) of questionable financial relationships with certain suppliers, "erroneous" use-of-funds statements, "noncompliance" with employment contracts and "use of intermediaries”. The company has decided to delay publication of its 2021 annual report till May 13.
April 28, 2022

Ramsay Santé seals GHP acquisition with 96.6% of shares

Ramsay Santé, the European branch of multinational hospital giant Ramsay Healthcare, has sealed the deal for its acquisition of listed Swedish specialty care provider GHP Specialty Care, having obtained 96.6% of its shares before the closing of the initial acceptance period on Friday, April 22.
April 27, 2022

Elsan’s digital approach to primary care  

Paris-based hospital group Elsan says it will open two “highly digitised” primary care facilities by the end of the year in cooperation with Livi, the developer of the e-health platform owned by the Swedish startup Kry. HBI speaks with Thierry Chiche, CEO at Elsan and Jonathan Ardouin, Managing Director at Livi France, to learn more. 
April 21, 2022

Sanoptis sells to unexpected buyer

As predicted by HBI earlier this year, fast-growing German and Swiss ophthalmology group Sanoptis has sold - but to an unexpected buyer. Owner Telemos Capital has signed an agreement to sell to family-backed investment holding company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL), the same group which has also just agreed to buy a majority stake in European imaging and cancer treatment provider Affidea.
April 21, 2022

Affidea bought by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (“GBL”) has signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in European imaging and cancer treatment provider Affidea from B-FLEXION, the private investment firm of the Switzerland-based billionaire Bertarelli family. GBL will invest up to €1bn of equity for the transaction which is its first substantive healthcare investment.
April 19, 2022
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