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Medicover expands further in CEE as demand for private diagnostics increases

Multinational hospital, outpatient and diagnostics group Medicover has expanded its laboratory diagnostics operations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by acquiring pan-European diagnostics group Synlab’s businesses in six countries: Romania, Turkey, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, and North Macedonia. 

Mehiläinen acquires Regina Maria and MediGroup, signalling growing investor confidence in CEE

Mehiläinen, Finland’s largest for-profit healthcare group, backed by Luxembourg-based CVC Capital Partners, has acquired Romania’s Regina Maria and Serbia’s MediGroup from private equity firm MidEuropa. The deal, which is said to be the largest ever healthcare services transaction in Central Europe, is pending regulatory approval and is expected to close later this year.

EMMA Capital completes acquisition of Diamedix

EMMA Capital Group, a private investment holding focused on markets in the European Union through its company EMMA ZETA, has become the majority owner of Diamedix, a Romanian independent medical equipment distributor.

FutureLife acquires Romanian IVF clinic

FutureLife Group, a pan-European provider of IVF and genetics services co-owned by Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and Central Europe-based private equity firm Hartenberg Holding, has acquired Gynatal, a fertility clinic in Timisoara, Romania. 

Synlab sells Spanish division to Eurofins as part of long term divestment strategy

Pan-European diagnostic labs group Synlab is continuing to divest divisions of its business located in less profitable markets to divert resources towards more profitable markets. It is selling its Spanish division to Eurofins, a major listed multinational labs group, and is also attempting to sell its Romanian division.

Interview: Stéphane Carré, Amethyst Radiotherapy Group

In this interview Stéphane Carré, CEO of pan-European radiotherapy provider Amethyst Radiotherapy, explains how his company is aiming to increase access to state of the art radiotherapy services, and provide a holistic care journey geared towards making the patient feel as comfortable as possible. Stéphane Carré will be sharing more about his business model at HBI 2025, in Paris, March 24-26, 2025.

HBI News Round Up, Friday 30th August 2024

In this HBI News Round Up we cover the investment summary of pan-European firm Affidea's Romanian branch the first half of 2024, global leader in RNA-based genomic diagnostics BioNexus Gene Lab Corp’s investment into a pioneering Malaysian healthcare technology firm, Ascension Innovation Sdn Bhd, and Portuguese hospital group CUF's profits results for the first half of 2024.

Mid Europa to sell Romanian provider Regina Maria for over €1bn 

Mid Europa Partners, a central and eastern Europe-focused PE investor, is selling Regina Maria, Romania’s second largest private health care provider by revenue, after almost a decade of ownership. Turkish group Acibadem is rumoured to be likely to bid, although the group would not confirm this to HBI.

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