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Shift to outpatient in Germany may not increase for-profit opportunities

The shift from inpatient to outpatient care during the pandemic has been particularly visible in Germany, and it is widely accepted will continue post Covid. HBI catches up with two German healthcare experts to understand what this shift means for the market, and why an otherwise tempting outpatient investment proposition is less palatable than it would be elsewhere in Europe.

From the brink of collapse, NMC shows signs of recovery

GCC’s largest for-profit healthcare operator NMC Healthcare has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons for the last 18 months, but with stronger H1 results than expected announced today, and progress on exiting administration, there are signs that it may be turning a corner.

Interview: Maris Revalds, Chairman, Health Center 4

Anyone paying attention to the Baltic healthcare market - and at just six million people you'd be forgiven for not - will have noticed an aggressive consolidation of the sector by pharmacy chain & wholesaler, Repharm; something rarely seen elsewhere. Health Center 4 (Veselības centrs 4) is the second-largest to it in Latvia and chairman Revalds speaks on his competitor's moves while also giving us an overview of his business and the local market.

NMC founder alleges multi-billion dollar fraud

BR Shetty, founder of the GCC’s largest for-profit healthcare operator NMC Healthcare, has issued legal proceedings seeking $8bn in damages, claiming audit firm EY, Bank of Baroda, and Netherlands-based Credit Europe Bank were part of a co-ordinated and deliberate conspiracy to remove money from his businesses.

Bupa shift towards digital could impact M&A

Bupa’s new CEO Iñaki Ereño has announced a new strategy for the international health insurer and service group including making 40% of customer care touchpoints Bupa-owned, and having 60% active digital customers. What does this mean for Bupa's M&A strategy going forward? We talk to consultancy Candesic to find out more.

GCC hospital markets at a crossroads

Change is afoot for private hospital operators in the GCC with mandatory insurance rollouts and private sector-friendly reforms offset by squeezed margins and an exodus of foreign nationals. More big US non-profits have followed in the footsteps of their peers Cleveland and Mayo and investors are pouring money into new developments in some markets - but steering well clear of others. Here is our round-up after several weeks interviewing local sources for HBI Intelligence. 

EMEA’s Top 100 largest groups by revenue revealed

HBI’s inaugural HBI Health Care Services Top 100 lists the largest 100 companies by EMEA health care services revenue. In total revenue their revenue came to over €105bn - and we've uncovered some surprising winners and losers. 

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