Russia's largest fertility operator AVA-Peter Clinic has been acquired by one of the country's richest men. We talk to a well-placed contact about what this might mean for a market that has seen a dearth of M&A activity in recent years.
Speculation as to whether Russian investor Sistema could sell its clinic chain Medsi continues as its asset became profitable this year. But it can't sell immediately. Sistema faces paying almost €2bn in damages in an unrelated court case, and the court has "frozen" Medsi, which could be liquidated to pay off the debt. We speak to a well placed local contact to find out more.
Saudi-based healthcare management organisation Interhealth Saudi Arabia entered into a private-public partnership to operate a 350-bed paediatric rehabilitation centre in Kazan. Healthcare Europa speaks to a source close to the company.
We talk to the man behind a new €2bn fund dedicated to health care services from acute care to elderly, and from distribution to diagnostics - and ask him for a detailed explanation of his fund’s investment strategy.
The fourth largest healthcare services company by revenue in Russia is in talks with a group of businessmen led by Alexei Mordashov to sell the business, a proposal that was recently approved by the country's antitrust watchdog. Healthcare Europa speaks to the group's director general about those discussions and the company's expansion.
Operating in 25 countries and across four continents, Sphera Global Health Care is building a global network of local expertise. Working mainly with insurers, the group acts as a middle man to assist access to international-standard medical services through local infrastructure – if it is not available. We speak to CEO Teo Sarda.
The Russian government may expand the favourable legislation surrounding the multi-billion dollar Moscow International Medical Cluster (MIMC) and foreign investment in it to expand beyond the Moscow region. Meantime, Israeli and South Korean operators have agreed to open branches, says Mikhail Yugay, CEO of IMC Foundation.
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