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Hospitais Privados de Portugal rebrands and says it is “not for sale

After many months of silence, HPP, the third largest Portuguese private hospital group bought by Amil, the largest Brazilian healthcare group, which in turn is owned by United Healthcare, has rebranded as Lusíadas Health and has announced it is in Portugal for the long-haul.

Report: Dentistry in Europe

Web-empowered, patient choice, the retreat of state payors, internationalization - what is happening in dentistry will happen in other healthcare service sectors soon. So it is a sector that is worth watching closely. In this, the first part of a 2 part report, we look at how dentistry markets in Europe are changing, look at business models and track consolidation, naming the major players country-by-country. How is the market set to change?

Dentistry platforms fetch high prices

Carlyle, the owners of IDH, the big UK dentistry group, plans to sell or float the group for as much as £1bn. Meanwhile, the largest Finnish dentistry group is subject to a bid and the two largest Scandinavian dentistry chains have just merged. What is the attraction?

Ribon sets up new healthcare fund

Denis Ribon,former global head of healthcare at 3i, has set up a new business Archimed to invest in healthcare services, medtech and pharma in Western Europe.

Interview: Paulo Malo, President of Malo Clinic, Health & Wellness

Five years ago, implant surgeon Dr Paolo Malo was running a single dental clinic in Lisbon. Today the group has 42 clinics in 18 countries, including Angola, China and Colombia. That includes a 50,000 square metre clinic with a training centre in Lisbon and integrated clinics offering cosmetic surgery, ophthalmology and wellness in cities from […]

Building in Brazil

Few diagnostic laboratories in Europe, let alone in Spain, can claim to have grown their sales by 20% in 2013. We talk to Maurizio Weisz, President of Cerba International (not to be confused with Cerba Europa, the big French group).

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