Whether profit making in the adult care sector should be capped, or the entire sector simply nationalised, is a hot topic in Sweden and Denmark at the moment. HBI speaks to market experts to find out more.
Synlab says its revenues will grow 20-25% this year, upping guidance from 17%, as the COVID-19 related tailwind shows no sign of dissipating. It expects to hit up to €3.3bn of sales.
HBI unpicks where the private sector is winning contracts to help manage sky-high backlogs. Nearly £30bn is up for grabs in elective care, oncology and diagnostics.
Worries of an oxygen shortage in South Africa and concerns about the Delta variant of Covid-19 might lead to operators stockpiling O2 tanks, and has led to them increasing storage tank capacity. HBI talks to a South Africa-based for-profit hospital operator to find out more.
A Temasek-backed dental services provider based in China has filed for a Hong Kong IPO. The heavily redacted prospectus submitted to the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited gives little away little detail.
Ramsay Health Care’s takeover of UK competitor Spire Healthcare is looking increasingly unlikely as the share price trades well below the new offer price and its rebel shareholders press on with their derail attempt. It’s been a busy week for Toscafund, which has also sold a controlling stake in Circle-BMI to an American provider.
The three big pan-European nursing home players have all announced big acquisitions - and Orpea has boosted its growth forecast. Is this a sign that the tide is turning for nursing home operators, as vaccines roll out across the continent and pandemic restrictions continue to lift?
Belgian real estate investment trust Aedifica has acquired 16 newly-built specialist residential care centres for people with disabilities in Sweden in a €52m deal. 85% of the acquired sites will be operated by for-profit operators.
Centric Health, the largest provider of primary care by revenue to Ireland’s 2.3 million privately insured patients, is planning to expand both domestically and abroad. Despite making a loss two years in a row, CEO Maurice Cox tells HBI the company is in good financial shape, and has been spending to grow.
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