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Unilabs finalises high multiple acquisition

Pan-European Switzerland-based lab group Unilabs has finalised the acquisition of a smaller French competitor, Biopath, for what we think is the highest multiple the consolidating French lab market has seen so far. Healthcare Europa names the price. 

Retreating NHS leads to growth in private dermatology market

The medical dermatological market in the UK is worth £2bn and growing 10% annually. Demand is high, but we hear stretched NHS resources have been reducing supply. Earlier in the year, the NHS announced it would stop funding some procedures including the removal of benign skin lesions, and waiting lists for dermatological treatments are growing. We speak to a UK-based PE firm about resulting growth in the  UK private dermatological market.

KKR ‘nearing deal to buy Acadia’

The American press is reporting that US-based private equity giant KKR is ‘nearing a deal’ to buy addiction treatment specialists Acadia Healthcare. The purchase would bring one of America's largest PE giants into the UK healthcare industry for the first time. How are KKR's international healthcare investments fairing?

Doctrin targets NHS, as KRY’s UK rollout begins

Swedish-telehealth company KRY has begun its UK roll-out. At the same time, competitor Doctrin exclusively tells Healthcare Europa that it too is in discussions with NHS health authorities and is preparing to expand. UK-based Babylon soon could be facing its first serious competitor for home market share. Healthcare Europa assesses the UK market and these competing business models.

Paracelsus looking for new CEO

German rehab and acute hospital group Paracelsus Kliniken is interviewing candidates to replace former CEO Dr Michael Phillipi, who was appointed following investor Porterhouse's acquisition of the insolvent group in April, and died in September.

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