As predicted by HBI in the summer, Dutch dental chain Curaeos has now struck a deal with its creditors. We speak to a banking source to find out more, and hear why this could be a salutary warning for other operators.
Mid-market UK adult specialist care provider Exemplar Health Care has sold to the private equity arm of US investment fund manager Ares Management for "double-figure EBITDA multiple" in a pre-emptive bid.
Pan-European hospital operator Ramsay Sante's full-year accounts to June 30, 2020, reveal that like-for-like revenue fell by 6.2% over the year and double that in the first six months of 2020. We dissect the numbers.
Four Seasons is selling off part of its adult specialist care business, The Huntercombe Group, in a continued portfolio carve-off by administrators Alvarez & Marsal.
Last weekend the Slovakian government tested its whole population for COVID-19 using rapid antigen tests, spending €60m in the process. That looks cheap compared the £43bn worth of contracts awarded or up-for-grabs in the UK. HBI looks at the winners and the losers.
What does the non-profit hospital sector look like in West Europe and elsewhere? We are about to publish a special HBI Intelligence report, detailing market size and consolidation in eight countries, growth, potential privatisations and the expansion of US Academic Medical Centres abroad.
Synlab has followed through on rumours it was divesting its non-core business by selling its Analytics & Services business for €500m. It says the proceeds will stay in the group for future use.
October was the second most active month for healthcare property investments to date this year, with three of Europe's largest specialist healthcare propcos, plus a fourth player, making six deals for a total of around €300-350m.
Munich Leukaemia Laboratory (MLL), a specialist founder-owned lab in Germany, is for sale with a potential €480m price tag. A source says it's one of the "most modern genetics labs" in the world and is likely to sell to one of the large lab groups.
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