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Interview: Ben Faircloth, Partner, L.E.K. Consulting

Dentistry is flavour of the month in healthcare services with consolidation taking off right across Europe and private equity placing big bets on the concept of national and even multinational chains. Ben Faircloth, who has advised some of the largest players in Europe, tells us what really makes these businesses work and which models are set to prosper.

“Very profitable” Ober Scharrer heading for a sale?

Rumour has it that German ophthalmology chain Ober Scharrer will be sold in the winter. Of course, its CEO Sibylle Stauch-Eckmann couldn’t possibly comment. Nonetheless, she tells us the group now has 5% of the country’s rapidly consolidating eye-care market and a strong pipeline offering further growth.

Just how close are the tech giants to muscling in on traditional insurers and operators?

Insurers and operators are worried about the threat posed by tech giants like Google, Amazon and Microsoft – and the potential for these capital rich business to muscle out traditional players with big spending and technical know-how. But is this threat really realistic?  Healthcare Nova catches up with Peter Ohnemus, CEO of Swiss health app and health score company dacadoo, to find out more.

Medicover targets Indian expansion following Q3 results

Listed pan-European healthcare and medical laboratory services provider Medicover saw its share price dip slightly, by 1.5%, as third quarter results were announced, despite a 16% jump in revenues and a 20% increase in EBITDA. India was announced as a key target for expansion, while Eastern European operations saw particularly strong growth.

Alliar hopes for giant PPP contract

Imaging and lab group Alliar has its eyes on another giant Private Public partnership (PPP) contract in Brazil which would be twice as big as its US$60m a year, 11.5 year contract with Bahia state, says CEO Fernando Termi, speaking at the inaugural Healthcare Latam conference.

Just how close are the tech giants to muscling in on traditional insurers?

Insurers and operators are worried about the threat posed by tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft - and the potential for these capital rich business to muscle out traditional players with a mixture of big spending and technical know-how. But is this threat really realistic, and how far into development are these heavy hitters. Healthcare Europa catches up with Peter Ohnemus, CEO of health app and health score company dacadoo, to find out more.

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