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Akademikliniken to consolidate plastic surgery sector in the Nordics

Danish buyout firm Polaris has acquired a majority stake in plastic surgery and aesthetic treatment provider Akademikliniken. Under previous owner private equity house Valedo, Akademikliniken had tripled its hospital and clinic network in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. It now aims to further consolidate in the Nordics – according to CEO Magnus Jansson.
May 31, 2016

Norlandia moves into new markets

Elderly care and child care player Norlandia is looking to expand to new markets, including north Germany and the UK, in an aggressive roll-out strategy. It says it is also considering launching elderly care platforms in Finland and the Netherlands – where it currently only operates pre-schools. We speak to CEO Hilde-Britt Mellbye.
May 24, 2016

Mediq for sale

Deutsche Bank and Evercore are seeking buyers for Mediq, the multinational medicalised homecare and direct-to-hospital distributor bought by private equity house Advent International in 2013. We look at likely buyers and at the company.
May 20, 2016

Nordics open up for property deals

A new €250m fund - rising to €500m with leverage - managed by Northern Horizon will target care homes across the Nordics. The Nordic Aged Care fund is targeting triple net yields of 5-7% and has already raised €121m from cornerstone investors including Aviva. CEO, Michael Schönach also said regulation and culture was opening up the Danish care home market.
May 13, 2016

FREE BLOG Care home markets look good in the UK and Nordic

It is striking how overlooked Northern Europe is by the big French care home consolidators. The UK is much more attractive and a lot cheaper than Spain. And investors and operators should also be looking hard at the Nordic region.
May 13, 2016

Solid Nordic results suggest more IPOs

Nordic healthcare groups Capio, Attendo and Pihlajalinna have released solid annual results after floating in 2015. Political risk appears to be fading in Sweden and new public-private opportunities are under way in Finland. Could rivals like Ambea and Humana file for IPOs in 2016? We look at the figures.
March 2, 2016

Ambea grabs Solhagagruppen

Ambea, the big Swedish elderly/disabled care group is to buy Solhagagruppen in a deal which Ambea claims will make it the largest player in the disabled sector in Sweden. We talk to Ambea CEO Fredrik Gren about the deal, the Swedish market and Ambea’s strategy. Gren is speaking at our annual conference.
January 12, 2016

Norwegian private hospitals refuse to participate in free choice reform

Launched in November 2015, health minister Bent Høie’s reform aims to reduce waiting times, increase patient choice and incentivise public hospitals. But there is a problem. Several large private hospitals group are refusing to participate –saying payments are too low.
January 8, 2016

Unicare moves into rehab

Unicare, one of three largest Norwegian private operators, has moved into rehabilitation, buying Fram, a hospital near Oslo. Unicare CEO Tom Tidemann told Healthcare Europa that he plans to enter new areas of healthcare in Norway as the private sector expands.
December 11, 2015

Attendo IPOs and aims to create Europe’s largest elderly care group by 2025

As forecast here, Attendo, the largest Pan-Nordic chain is to IPO on Nasdaq Stockholm, creating a group with a market cap of at least €861m (SEK8bn) at the end of November 2015. Henrik Borelius, CEO of Attendo, told Healthcare Europa that accessing more capital will allow Attendo to strengthen its position in the Nordics. The group aims to become the largest private care home group in Europe by 2025.
November 12, 2015
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