HBI hears the sale of managed equipment services (MES) provider Althea has been withdrawn for now by PE owner Permira. We look into why it stalled, and when the auction of rival Medipass is due to start.
Mediclinic-owned Swiss hospital group Hirslanden and German counterpart Sana Kliniken previously-announced cooperation on procurement has split opinion, with a source close to the companies saying it is "going to plan and savings have been generated" while a consultant tells it has been less successful. What is incontrovertible is that Hirslanden has parted ways with its head of procurement & supply chain after just a year in the job.
Althea, by far the largest player in the third party managed equipment market in EMEA has been put up for sale by Permira, as first reported here in 2018. Meanwhile, we hear listed Italian player KOS is pondering the sale of Medipass.
Does Europe's imaging equipment supply oligopoly - Siemens Healthineers, Philips and GE Healthcare - face a threat from cheaper Chinese alternatives? Two service operators give HBI different viewpoints.
Saudi still has opportunities in dialysis, private hospitals and, thanks to worsening relations with Turkey, any ancillary service company with a Muslim workforce.
Mediclinic-owned Swiss hospital group Hirslanden has partnered with the procurement arm of German counterpart Sana Kliniken to collaborate on procurement. The group could save a bucket-load considering price differentials between the two countries.
We hear Prospitalia, the large German procurement hub, is for sale. Owners Five Arrows Principal Investments (FAPI) – the European corporate private equity business of Rothschild Merchant Banking – has started circulating an information memorandum.
The clock is ticking for businesses to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, which comes into force on May 25. Healthcare Europa talks to Aetna International's CIO Alan Payne to find out what the data handling regulations mean for healthcare insurers and operators, and the challenges on the path to compliance.
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