HBI hears that an upcoming bill will raise the barriers to entry in dentistry for private equity investors while leaving the rest of outpatient untouched.
Margins are improving at Finnish outsourcing specialist Pihlajalinna which had a difficult start to its year, and the oft-delayed SOTE reforms continue to hamper contracts. We speak to an analyst following the company in the wake of the release of its FY results.
Despite having only formed last year, Vivanta, Spain’s third largest dental group by revenue in a very fragmented market, is for sale. We ask why it is for sale so soon, what price it might reach, and who might be in the running to buy it.
Healthcare Europa talks to Barry Lanesman, CEO of UK dentistry group Dentex, to find out about its co-ownership business model, plans for the future, and views of the market.
In a wide-ranging interview, Healthcare Europa speaks to Vincenzo di Nicola, managing director of European healthcare at financial services firm Baird.
UK dental operators are facing a recruitment crisis and going to extreme lengths – including offering a £15k “golden handshake” – to attract dentists to work in less popular areas.
Dental operators in the UK employing their dentists as freelancers are nervously keeping a watching brief on a potential review by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of the way they employ “staff” in the light of the decision which saw Uber drivers re-classified as employees.
Is the UK is losing out to Europe when it comes to healthcare deals? With so much for sale and so little buying activity recently, Healthcare Europa catches up with a UK market analyst to find out more.
Healthcare Europa talks to Philip Buergin, the new CEO of Jacobs Holding-backed Colosseum Dental UK, about problems and opportunities in the UK dental market, the wider European perspective, and Colosseum's plans for the future.
Stripping away M&A and financial things like indebtedness, all for-profit healthcare businesses will succeed or fail based on these three parameters. And all can be measured along them, too.
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