Business Models and Strategy

Could buyers be interested in Fortis’ struggling diagnostics arm SRL?

After Malaysian healthcare giant IHH's $1.3bn buy-out of controversy-riddled Fortis Healthcare, the Indian hospital group's diagnostic lab SRL has launched a major push to improve its dwindling sales. Is it worth trying to impress incoming management, or will Fortis drop the business? We speak to an analyst to find out more.

August 3, 2018

Odontoprev shares drop on H1 results

Brazilian dental plan specialist Odontoprev saw its share drop 7% on H1 results, yet it still paid out in dental services just 45.5% of its second quarter revenue!

August 3, 2018

Hospitals in our pockets: the future of African healthcare

Before British primary care digital health player Babylon came along, the Rwandan government had never signed a contract with a private healthcare provider. A universal healthcare coverage scheme called Mutuelles de Santé had been operating in the country since 1999, but ten years later was spending 9.7% of GDP on health. The government and its citizens needed a means to make healthcare more accessible and affordable: so in 2016 it invited a private digital health platform to help connect patients to doctors.

August 2, 2018

Emerging market-specialised PE firm Actis exits Chinese diagnostics lab for $150m

UK-based private equity firm and emerging market investor Actis has left Beijing diagnostic company Chemclin for $150m.

August 2, 2018

TPG plans Pan-Asian lab roll out with Healthscope assets

Australian private hospital and pathology services provider Healthscope has divested its pathology operations in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam to private equity firm TPG Capital Asia.

July 31, 2018

Relaxed NHS waiting list rules put private hospitals out of pocket

Private hospitals in the UK are seeing NHS revenues drop after the public health services provider relaxed its rules governing fines for waiting times for treatment.

July 27, 2018

The future of Penta following its CEO’s departure to Capio

Eastern European hospital group Penta Hospitals' enterprising CEO Attila Vegh was the surprising choice to replace the soon-to-be-departing CEO of pan-European hospital group Capio, Thomas Beglund. But with Vegh's fingerprints all over Penta's plans for expansion - and his face still all over its website - where does the Czechia-based group go from here. Healthcare Europa speaks to a lawyer whose firm has advised the group in the past to find out more.

July 26, 2018

Capio H1 results highlights the groups strengths – and weaknesses

Capio's interim report for the year to June 2018 highlighted its strengths and weakness remain divided along geographic lines - but did nothing to dent a share price buoyed by the prospect of a Ramsay takeover.

July 23, 2018

Interview: Jos De Blok, CEO of Dutch homecare provider Buurtzorg

Healthcare Europa speaks to Jos de Blok , CEO of Buurtzorg, the Netherlands-based homecare specialist, to find out more about its business model and the unique difficulties in operating in the Dutch market.

July 19, 2018

Interview: BCG’s Michael Thorwarth – growth potential in the lab sector

Last week Healthcare Europa reported that Australian lab group Sonic Healthcare had acquired German anatomical pathology practice Pathologie Trier. With the European lab market looking increasingly consolidated, Healthcare Europa speaks to Boston Consulting Group partner Dr Michael Thorwarth about where he thinks growth potential in the sector lies.

July 19, 2018

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