Shanghai-based China Minsheng Investment Group, one of the largest private investment funds in China, says it is targeting senior care groups across the world - including the largest senior care group in Europe - for acquisition.
French REIT Eurosic has announced the acquisition by sale and leaseback of a portfolio of nursing homes owned by Spain’s largest care provider, SARquavitae.
Despite increasing bureaucracy, spiralling costs, and local authority budget cuts, there is still money to be made in UK social care – but where and how?
The healthcare services industry presents the greying of populations across much of the world as a guaranteed source of future demand. Investment, it is assumed, will flood in looking to fuel the industry’s subsequent growth. But the message from The Economist’s Ageing Societies conference was that the industry must extend its pitch to investors beyond narrow demographics.
Why are so many foreign elderly care operators faltering in China? What sort of price points really work? And are there any really successful business models? We talk to Andrew Oksner, from adviser firm Campanile LLC, who is also an investor in several elderly care players in China.
Paris-based real estate company Primonial REIM has acquired 68 healthcare assets in Germany – a portfolio which includes nursing homes, assisted living centres, and hybrid and rehabilitation facilities.
The centre right Finnish government is embarking on a reform which radically expands patient choice and which effectively “privatises” public sector providers, leaving them to compete on a level playing field with private operators. We talk to operators about the changes and hear from advisors who express a more sceptical view.
France-based Senior Group, which has started several care homes and assisted living facilities in the Baltic states is to launch a 10,000-bed network across Eastern Europe. The first stage of this ambitious project already started in the three Baltic capitals, where 350 beds are expected to be operational by 2017. We speak to CEO Nicolai Kubliakov.
The UK has voted to leave the EU unleashing economic and political turmoil that has taken the legs out from under Sterling, ignited press hysteria and will likely see the leaders of both major parties replaced. As always, the NHS was front and centre during the campaign. But concerns for healthcare more broadly, including the private sector, are numerous. We talk to investors, operators and advisors.
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