Brazil's biggest lab company Dasa has said it expects its genetic testing subsidiary to be worth more than its core routine testing business within ten years as it opens LATAM's "largest" sequencing facility.
Advent International, the big-spending PE firm which has just bought franchise-focussed Spanish dental chain Vitaldent, is planning to put millions into the business with a view to floating, according to local reports. We speak to a well-placed operator source who is surprised by the speed with which Advent seems willing to splash the cash for its latest acquisition.
After overseeing a four-fold rise in revenue, a change in culture and a move to digitalisation, Yrjö Närhinen, 49, the CEO of Terveystalo, the listed Finnish outpatient group, has decided to step down after an 8-year stint at the helm. We talk to him about the future. It is a little known fact that compared to the size of the country, Terveystalo is the largest healthcare group in Europe, employing one in 400 of the working population.
Will international dialysis group Diaverum IPO or sell? We catch up with its new CEO, the former boss of international imaging group Affidea. Rarely have we met such an enthusiastic leader. That may be just as well. Many wonder whether Diaverum, which has been owned by private equity house Bridgepoint since 2007, can ever be sexed up enough to attract a top price. If anyone can achieve this, it is Moulavasilis.
The price of pharmacies in Italy is soaring, HBI hears – and one new group looks to be setting the early pace in the race to create a network after legislation was passed allowing corporate ownership. Previously, pharmacy businesses could only be owned by licenced pharmacists but, on the recommendation of the Italian Competition Authority, […]
The minority owners of Fortis' SRL are once again trying to exit the Indian lab market, as GCC's Aster DM look set to enter with the launch of a new lab business.
Germany's second-largest private hospital operator Asklepios grew much faster than the other big four - twice as fast in some cases - in 2018. Sources close to the group explain why.
India's hospitals have all but stopped building beds in Tier I cities in the past two years, instead investing in smaller cities. HBI explores new bed growth data.
China's biggest online healthcare services provider is moving its business model towards more personalised care with the launch of a comprehensive care online platform.
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