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UK nursing home sector “still viable”

Despite their travails, good nursing home groups in the UK are still making decent money, according to OakNorth, a bank which has some half dozen on its books, and Impact Healthcare REIT, a listed UK-based nursing home real estate investment firm with 14 operators as tenants. The government deserves some of the credit for this, having increased fees above inflation and made it easier for foreign care workers to get visas.

Interview: Ewan Davis, Quadria Capital

HBI speaks to Ewan Davis, partner at Quadria Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in Singapore. With offices in New Delhi and Ho Chi Minh, it invests in health care companies across South and Southeast Asia. 

Max Healthcare appeals Care Hospital decision

Indian hospital group Max Healthcare is appealing a court decision to reject its claim concerning Care Hospital, another Indian hospital group which it tried to acquire, which it made after the latter accepted an alternative offer from US private equity firm Blackstone.

Orpea sells in Austria and the Netherlands

The ongoing sale of significant parts of French nursing home operator Orpea’s €1.2bn real estate portfolio has expanded to Austria and the Netherlands. As newly released H1 figures show low occupancy rates in France, HBI speaks to three market experts to gauge the current state of affairs for the French giant looking to bounce back from its recent troubled history.

Are fertility add-ons a bad idea?

In a successful fertility market, add-ons remain a controversial subject. HBI speaks to two experts with differing opinions to find out why.

$1.5bn Ramsay Sime Darby for sale (again)

Ramsay Sime Darby, the South East Asian branch of multinational Australian hospital giant Ramsay, is up for sale again. The owners are reportedly seeking a valuation of around $1.5bn, which would make it the largest health care deal in the South East Asian region since 2019.

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