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NMC Health shares rocket on deals in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah

NMC Health, the second largest private hospital and outpatient group in the UAE, has tightened its grip with two acquisitions with a combined enterprise value of $100m. The announcement saw NMC shares leap 7.3% in three days, adding £210m to its market capitalisation.
May 1, 2015

Stable growth for Capio, despite anti-private governments in Sweden and France

Capio, the Franco-German Swedish hospital group saw almost flat EBITDA and a 6.3% sales hike. Olof Bengtsson, CFO at Capio, explains the company has had to adapt to political uncertainty. As ever, the Capio report and accounts is well worth a read for its analysis of the different national markets and other insights.
April 17, 2015

Report: The investor landscape in the Emerging Markets

Here we name and categorise the major investors in private healthcare services in the Developing World and get their view on the opportunities and problems they face. Developing World healthcare services have suddenly become wildly popular. New listed investment vehicles, such as GCC-based Amanat and Asian Healthcare Group in Malaysia have raised hundreds of millions of dollars with the promise of investing in healthcare services. Meanwhile, established private equity houses are launching funds worth up to $1bn and large healthcare services operators from Indonesia to Egypt are carrying out heavily oversubscribed IPOs on very high multiples.
March 31, 2015

French private hospitals worried over tariffs and ban on excess fees

The French government announced private clinics would see a 2.5% decrease in tariffs, against a 1% decrease for public hospitals. Lamine Gharbi, president of the Fédération de l’Hôspitalisation Privée (FHP), and Yves Noël, the president of Santé-Cite group, explain the concerns of private clinics.
March 12, 2015

Sweden’s dental market may consolidate despite pro-Praktikertjänst ruling

The Swedish Tax Authority (STA) has dropped its case against Sweden’s largest primary care and dentistry firm Praktikertjänst over under-priced shares. Sweden’s private sector is still held back by a law placing high taxes on dividends for companies with more than 20 shareholders. We talk to Praktikertjänst CEO, Johan Fredriksson and Per Rehnberg, CEO of dental organisation Colosseum Smile, about the impact of the law on Sweden’s dental market and Praktikertjänst’s future.
March 12, 2015

Life as an African health minister

What is really like to be a Minister of Health for an African country such as Tanzania where per capital healthcare expenditure is $41 compared to $9,000 for Switzerland? A fascinating session at Africa Summit saw ministers from Tanzania, Zambia and Ghana revealing all. Certainly, there are hiccups. Ghana saw its entire Medical Supplies Department […]
March 11, 2015

Bupa acquisitions pay off

The £1.6bn spent by new Bupa CEO Stuart Fletcher are paying off with 2014 sales ahead 15% at constant exchange rates at £9.8bn in 2014. We talk to him about PMI, deals with hospitals and future plans.
March 5, 2015
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