HBI spoke to PA Consulting’s digital healthcare expert, Andrew Earnshaw, about what the gap between NHS infrastructure and the growing demand for preventative care means for private healthcare and where the opportunity for private capital lies.
Orthalis, a French software company focused on orthodontics, has acquired Dentalsoft Group, a French provider of software and IT services to dental practices.
Earlier this week I moderated a webinar on dental deals in 2026. The webinar really showcased just how much the sector has changed over the past year and a half. Dental deal-making is no longer just about who is buying, it is about what is worth buying. Money is being spent more carefully, and buyers […]
Pan-European diagnostic labs group Synlab has exited another market. It has sold its Slovakian operations to Unilabs, another pan-European diagnostics group, as part of its strategy to “densify its network”.
Medica, the UK’s largest teleradiology company, has bought one of its smaller competitors, Axon Diagnostics. HBI caught up with Andrew Cannon, Medica’s CEO, to discuss the acquisition and Medica’s plans for the future.
Italian insurer Reale Mutua is set to buy an 80% stake in Lifenet Healthcare, a hospital and outpatient services group in the north of the country, from Exor, the investment firm owned by the Agnelli family, and the company’s founder, in a deal reportedly worth around €600 million.
Alantra, a Spanish private equity firm focused on mid-market transactions, has closed a €155 million healthcare continuation fund to support the next phase of growth at Health in Code (HiC), a clinical genomics company it has backed since 2020. The fund was oversubscribed and led by Hayfin Capital Management, a London-headquartered lending firm, alongside other […]
GLP-1 weight loss drugs are now widely used in the UK, with around 2.5 million people taking them. The market has grown fast, raising questions about how safely these medications are prescribed and how much support patients receive. NHS access is still limited and varies depending on where you live. As a result, many people are choosing to go private.
Genesis Capital, a private equity firm focused on small and medium-sized companies in Central Europe, has acquired a majority stake in a private outpatient rehabilitation service provider in the Czech Republic, Fyzioterapie s úsměvem.
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