Spain’s largest dentistry provider Donte Group plans to have 420 clinics by the end of the year, possibly indicating its owners are looking to offload the group soon.
The sale of Malaysia and Indonesia-based hospital group Ramsay Sime Darby marches on, with a shortlist of candidates reportedly jostling for the $1.5bn purchase. Reports suggest French hospital group Ramsay Santé is next.
The growth of PMI makes Portugal an exciting market for hospitals. With the IPO of a major hospital group on the cards, reform looking to change the way public-private partnerships are paid, and political intrigue which rivals Game of Thrones, HBI digs into what’s making the market tick.
In July, prior to its proposed acquisition of American Heart of Poland, there was a big reorganisation at Gruppo San Donato, Italy's largest hospital group. This pours some light on the relationship between Tunisian entrepreneur Kamel Ghribi, whose GKSD vehicle is now intertwined with San Donato, and the Rotelli family.
Sonic's share price has been hovering around the A$32 mark for the past three weeks, after falling 5% in response to FY23 results released on August 16, which showed declining profits due to Covid testing winding down. This is the lowest the share price has been in the past six months.
PureHealth, an Abu Dhabi group which is effectively state-owned, is set to buy Circle Health, the UK's second largest hospital group by revenue, for $1.2bn. The deal follows PureHealth's acquisition of a minority stake in a major US hospital chain. It comes as revenue from both private pay and NHS outsourcing surges in the UK.
Listed pan-Asian hospital giant IHH is continuing to grow through bolt-ons, having made two major acquisitions this month. For Q2 2023 the company reported a drop of 51% in net profit compared to Q2 2022, to RM302m ($65m). However, the company said this was mainly because the Q2 2022 figure was unusually high, and is continuing to grow organically as well as through M&A.
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