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Swiss investor Aevis Victoria launches takeover for telehealth group LifeWatch

Switzerland-based healthcare investor Aevis Victoria is launching a public takeover offer for SIX-listed Israeli telemedicine firm LifeWatch. The integration of LifeWatch would make telemedicine Aevis’s second biggest segment.

January 25, 2017

Cerba to sell for just over €1.8bn to Partners Group and PSP Investments

PAI Partners has sold French medical laboratory services operator Cerba HealthCare to Swiss private equity house Partners Group and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments for €1.8bn –before second round bids started in February. Healthcare Europa understands Partners Group acquired a majority stake and PSP Investments a significant minority stake in the group.

January 25, 2017

Filipino conglomerate Ayala Corp wants to invest up to $200m in clinics and pharmacies

Filipino conglomerate Ayala Corp. is reportedly looking to invest between ₱5bn (US$100m) and ₱10bn (US$200m) in expanding its clinics and pharmacies network over the next few years – with the intention to further franchise a part of it.

January 24, 2017

Vithas finally to buy Nisa – but at a high price

Spanish hospital operator Vithas has finally reached an agreement with Accionistas X Nisa, the platform regrouping hospital chain Nisa’s minority shareholders. Vithas, which already owns a 47% controlling stake in Nisa will be able to buy the rest of the group at a whooping €24.5 per share.

January 24, 2017

MedLife starts the new year as it ended the old, with more acquisitions in Romania

MedLife, the largest private healthcare operator in Romania, has purchased a majority stake (80%) in medical services company Almina SRL, which runs eight medical centres in the counties of Dambovita and Ilfovs.

January 23, 2017

Interview: Amir Barsoum, CEO of Egyptian healthcare IT platform Vezeeta

Egyptian IT platform Vezeeta, a healthcare services booking site and practice management software, raised $5m for expansion across the Middle East in December last year. We speak to its CEO, Amir Barsoum.

January 23, 2017

Interview: Milan Leckeši, CEO of Czech healthcare provider Agel

Czech healthcare provider Agel, which owns 36 hospitals across Central Europe, added seven facilities to its network last year - and more in the pipeline for 2017. We speak to its new CEO, Milan Leckeši.

January 23, 2017

FREE BLOG Who can crack medicalised homecare?

Praxair’s merger (well, takeover) of Linde will be interesting to watch as Linde is a big medical oxygen at home business in Europe. Healthcare Europa estimate its sales at around €900m in 2015, although some of that will be the supply of oxygen to hospitals. But building a well-spread medical homecare business is not easy. […]

January 20, 2017

Why are German hospitals selling their care homes?

Two weeks ago, German hospital chain Sana sold two of its care homes in Düsseldorf to the Red Cross. We know that Asklepios has also been selling some of its care homes. So will German private hospital operators continue to pull out of elderly care? Healthcare Europa is being told it is unlikely.

January 20, 2017

Cerba to sell for around €1.8bn

French laboratory chain Cerba could be valued at up to €2bn -with three bidders still in the race. It is rumoured the group could sell before February, when second round bids are set. But owner PAI Partners may not get the price it hoped for.

January 20, 2017

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