DomusVi, Europe’s third-largest nursing home group by revenue, has no interest in investing in Portugal’s nascent assisted living sector according to country CEO João Pedro Guimarães. HBI speaks to him to find out why.
The M&A market has roared out of Covid in the first quarter according to the HBI Panel Discussion. Are multiples likely to drop and what is investor appetite?
Shares in listed European care groups Korian and Orpea dropped slightly on publication of their FY2020 results – but despite a difficult year there are reasons for both companies to be hopeful of better times ahead.
Luxembourg-based private equity firm Threestones Capital has sold its portfolio of 27 German care home properties to real estate manager Swiss Life Asset Managers for €425m.
Healthcare operators could fall foul of UK legislation designed to target tax avoidance which is due to come into force next month. For the first time, IR35 will force for-profit groups to assess the legal status of contractors receiving payments via an intermediary - and a failure to do so could prove costly. HBI speaks to a specialist tax barrister to find out more.
Ireland is a relatively small market, with a population of just five million, and aging demographics behind most of continental Europe. Despite this, it is attracting the interest of large nursing home groups and property funds. HBI talks to two market experts about the appeal of the Irish nursing home sector and how it will develop in the future.
Bupa is replacing its ‘Global and UK’ market unit CEO David Hyman in one of the first senior changes under new group CEO Iñaki Ereño. Full-year results show flat revenue and a 4% drop in underlying profits.
One of the UK’s largest five largest care home operators by revenue, HC-One, is putting 52 care homes up for sale and closing four more. We talk to UK advisor Candesic.
In a notable shift in policy, regional Czech governments have started entering into PPPs with local operators to build additional nursing home capacity. Substantial contracts to for-profit operators could follow, according to a CEE-based expert.
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