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UK’s private health insurance market is consolidated, yet opportunities rise due to strained NHS

Private Medical Insurance (PMI) is now the most sought-after employee benefit in the UK, as shown in a recent study by Zest, a technology provider. Among 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 33% ranked PMI as the top benefit, ahead of increased pension contributions (32%), employer support on energy bills (24%), and a wellbeing allowance (20%).

October 4, 2024

Huma acquires eConsult as part of its mission to ‘accelerate the adoption of digital solutions across healthcare’

Huma, a London-based global health tech company, has announced its acquisition of eConsult, a digital triage platform that allows patients to make medical or administrative requests to their NHS GP practice.

October 4, 2024

Who are the top 10 residential elderly care providers in France since 2019? A year-on-year revenue comparison

In this infographic, HBI looks at the top 10 residential elderly care providers in France from 2019 to 2023. The data, sourced from HBI Intelligence, ranks companies by their elderly care revenues.

October 3, 2024

Extens announces acquisition of majority stake in Medicore

Extens, a France-based investment fund exclusively dedicated to healthcare software, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Medicore, a Netherlands-based provider of electronic patient and client records, and data-driven applications, for the healthcare sector.

October 2, 2024

HBI News Round Up, Friday 27th September 2024

In this HBI News Round up we cover one of India’s top for-profit hospital providers Aster DM Healthcare launching a new hospital project in India, the Ministry of Health in Spain restricting who can perform cosmetic surgeries, the UK’s second largest private ophthalmology group Optegra’s latest NHS eye clinic, Spanish for-profit hospital group Grupo Recoletas buying two new fertility clinics and Dutch-African CarePay raising €10 million to expand. We also look at French drugmaker Sanofi receiving two bids for its consumer health unit, PE firm LeapFrog investing $120-30 million in India’s healthcare and Bulgarian courts overturning healthcare regulations.

September 27, 2024

Alan’s $4 billion valuation signals growing investment opportunities in France’s digital health sector

French digital health insurance startup Alan raised $193 million in a Series F round led by Belgium's second-largest bank Belfius, marking the largest European insurtech deal this year, Bloomberg reported. The investment raises Alan's valuation to $4 billion, up from its $2.9 billion valuation in 2022. Alan reported $388 million in 2023 revenue and aims for 40% growth in 2024.

September 27, 2024

FREE BLOG The role of the private sector in healthcare systems

This week I attended a meeting of the European Health Policy Group (EHPG) at the London School of Economics. There was a panel entitled ‘Private sector in health care - opportunity or fallacy?’ on which HBI’s founder Max Hotopf spoke.

September 27, 2024

Inflexion considering taking Advanced Medical Solutions private

Mid-market PE firm Inflexion is reportedly considering a take-private of Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS), a listed UK-based medtech firm that produces technology for healing wounds and has a market cap of almost £500 million.

September 27, 2024

Malaysia emerges as a preferred hub for healthcare PE investments

The Southeast Asian country Malaysia has recently witnessed a surge in private healthcare investments. This is particularly evident in the country’s top for-profit hospital provider IHH Healthcare’s latest acquisition of Island Hospital, a 600-bed private facility in Penang, Malaysia, for £970 million from the private equity (PE) firm Affinity Equity Partners. The Malaysian healthcare sector ripe for healthcare PE investments.

September 27, 2024

As healthcare cyber attacks rise, what key questions should PE investors ask?

On September 20th, Reuters reported that Star Health, India’s top health insurer, suffered a massive cyber attack, exposing sensitive data—names, addresses, phone numbers, and medical records—of over 31 million customers on Telegram chatbots. With a market capitalisation exceeding $4 billion, Star Health and Allied Insurance has a significant presence in the industry. Star Health has not responded to an HBI request for comment.

September 27, 2024

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