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Ranking Germany’s top 5 for-profit private nursing home groups

This week’s infographic looks at the top 5 for-profit nursing homes in Germany. The data is sourced from the HBI Intelligence database. The 2023 revenue figures are all estimates, and cover nursing home revenue in Germany exclusively (i.e. doesn’t include revenue from outside of Germany or from other sub sectors). HBI has just published an […]

FREE BLOG Can these Korean medtech startups help the UK’s elderly healthcare crisis?

A few weeks ago, I went to check out four Korean medtech startups in central London demonstrating their innovative solutions amid the UK’s growing senior healthcare crisis. Each startup addressed a challenge in elderly care, including fall prevention (with prevention being called for more generally in the UK health system too), medication adherence, dementia diagnosis, and air quality monitoring. 

European healthcare stocks already showing volatility signs in face of Trump’s trade war and economic uncertainty

Donald Trump’s trade war is sending shockwaves throughout the global economy. Whilst they haven’t been directly applied to European private healthcare service providers, they will have effects across the industry. The costs for imported medical supplies, together with supply chain interruptions, will add to operating costs for healthcare providers. Most European healthcare stocks fell in […]

Spanish and Portuguese hospital groups show us the future of European private healthcare — Alberto Fernandez, Healthcare Activos

Like most healthcare REITs, Healthcare Activos is primarily focused on investing in nursing homes. But since 2018 it has begun investing in hospitals as well. In a conversation with HBI, Co-CEO Alberto Fernandez explained why the largely privately funded hospitals run by Spanish and Portuguese private hospital groups are much more attractive investment prospects than the equivalents in Bismarckian countries.

MyDentist rumoured for sale amid shifting UK oral health landscape

Private equity firms Bridgepoint, Cinven, TDR Capital, and Triton Partners are reportedly among the early bidders interested in acquiring MyDentist, the UK’s largest dental chain, according to Sky News.  The current owners, Palamon Capital Partners, are hoping to fetch around £900 million, although the final deal could be closer to £800 million, the newspaper further reported.

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