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Artemis founder speaks out after damning documentary on primetime TV

A primetime ‘exposé’ of how private equity operates in the German ophthalmology market had some of its largest operators in its crosshairs last week. We talk to the founder of Artemis Augenkliniken, who was interviewed on camera, and a specialist healthcare lawyer, for their take on hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons.

Karl Lauterbach u-turns on voluntary quarantine and loses mandatory vaccine vote

Last week was a rough one for German health minister Karl Lauterbach. First he made an embarrassing u-turn on his decision to end mandatory Covid quarantines and then his government's proposal to introduce mandatory vaccinations, which he has been championing since entering office, was rejected by legislators.

Mediclinic returns to growth in FY22

A strong performance at home saw South African hospital group Mediclinic's revenue grow 8% in the financial year ending March 31, 2022 and its EBITDA margin move up two percentage points to 16%.

Attend Anywhere (mostly) retains grip on NHS outpatient telehealth

UK telehealth provider Attend Anywhere saw 94% of its one-year NHS contracts that were up for tender renewed this month, with the majority of the renewed contracts being for two or three years. This means it will remain the major provider of telehealth services to NHS outpatient departments for at least the next two years.

Ardian “looking to sell Inovie stake”

Last week we reported that French lab group Inovie is currently in the process of looking for a new majority shareholder. Could private equity fund Ardian be looking to sell its (minority) stake.

Atrys: What’s the focus?

No listed health care group in Europe has grown anything like as fast as Atrys Health, which now spans Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and four Latin American countries. But does its M&A strategy have any coherence? We talk to Atrys CFO Josep Maria Huch.

Fresenius Helios launches revolutionary primary care offer

Fresenius Helios plans to become the first and only global health care service player by rolling out its Curalie telehealth plus a prefab diagnostic unit (the Cube) starting in Vietnam in October. Deals are being struck with governments in Ghana and Kenya for the group to offer primary care for €10 per cap. to millions. We talk to Fresenius Helios CEO Franceso de Meo.

Medica returned to form in 2021 thanks to elective care rebound

After a rough 2020, the UK’s largest teleradiology company, Medica, achieved strong results in 2021, with sales reaching £62m (a 68% increase from 2020 and a 33% increase from 2019), and a healthy 19.5% operating margin. We speak to CEO Stuart Quin to find out more.

€4bn Inovie looking for majority shareholder

French lab group Inovie is looking for a new majority stakeholder off a €4bn+ enterprise value, HBI hears. Inovie is currently working with financial advisers to determine interest from potential buyers.

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