We look at labs in India, and profile the big lab and imaging groups in Brazil. Future articles will also look at the sector in China and across SE Asia and Africa.
Private equity house PAI has finally kicked off an auction for Cerba, after talks with Cinven which owns Synlab broke down. But how will the arrival, probably within 5-10 years, of new primary care POCT devices affect values?
The Russian government is considering creating a new type of visa for medical tourism, as foreign patients are pouring into the country for treatment in light of a weaker rouble. We speak to Victoria Samsonova, director for healthcare at KPMG.
China's largest hospital group Phoenix Healthcare is incorporating a 560-bed hospital in Guangdong and a 136-bed plastic surgery hospital in Zhejiang from CITIC M&H under a HK$1.24bn (US$160m) shares sale and purchase agreement.
Australian diagnostics network Sonic Healthcare has bought Munich-based laboratory group Staber for €120m. The move allows Sonic to expand its footprint in Germany and is a significant step in the group's growth strategy, according to one consultant.
Dr Richardson Ajayi from The Bridge Clinic talks about Healthcare Investing in Nigeria. Presented at the Healthcare Europa Annual Conference 2016. Click here to view the presentation.
Spanish hospital group Vithas is upping its purchase offer to stakeholders at target competitor Nisa from €16 to €22 per share. Vithas already garnered 45% of the voting rights in the company, but is struggling to secure control since the remaining stakeholders grouped together against the hostile takeover under Nisa's management's initiative. Nisa's management claims that Spanish hospital groups Quirónsalud, HM Hospitales and Hospitales Pascual are considering a white knight bid.
Spain's special high court, the Audiencia Nacional, has accepted an €18.5m offer from private equity house JB Capital Markets to buy Vitaldent - Spain's largest dentist and Europe's third largest with 341 centres in Spain and another 109 in Italy. Vitaldent has been under judicial review since a tax scandal broke the news in February this year.
Dr Martin Henrichs talks about the Investment Landscape in Europe and Emergencing Markets. Presented at the Healthcare Europa Annual Conference 2016. Click here to view the presentation.
Hadley Goldberg talks about opportunities and threats in the European lab sector. Presented at the Healthcare Europa Annual Conference 2016. Click here to view the presentation.
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