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Investors discuss opportunities in Nigeria’s private healthcare sector

A panel of Nigeria's healthcare operators, private equity investors and finance institutions including the IFC discussed opportunities for financing the sector in a recent panel discussion. HBI asked one of them whether recent entries into the diagnostics space from foreign entities are a benefit or are just helping to cream off the top-tier of the market.
August 27, 2020

France’s regional hospital groups consolidate as multiples increase

France's regional for-profit hospital operators have spent the last 12 months aggressively consolidating the c.65% of the sector not held by Ramsay Sante and Elsan who have been notably quiet on home turf. Vivalto, C2S and Doctegestio have added a collective €500m in sales while the larger pair have done as much selling as buying. Why? HBI talks to a Paris-based M&A advisor, who says deal pricing has improved as shown by the recent Elsan deal.
August 27, 2020

Max Healthcare about to list on BSE

Max Healthcare is due to list tomorrow (Friday, August 21) on the BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange). HBI speaks to an operator source in Delhi to find out more.
August 20, 2020

Medlife reveals sub-sector impact as summer activity normalises

Listed Romanian operator Medlife's H1 results partially reveal how the national lockdown affected its hospital, lab, dentistry, outpatient, pharmacy and corporate businesses. HBI analysis and investigation reveals the Q2 segment figures and the factors behind average price increases partially offseting sharp volume drops.
August 20, 2020

Amazon’s Indian e-pharmacy play triggers rapid consolidation

In the space of a week, Amazon has launched an online pharmacy pilot in India, the country's largest retailer has retaliated by buying a controlling stake in established rival Netmeds, and the market's other two largest players - PharmEasy and Medlife - have merged to create a $1.2bn+ valued company. This is despite ongoing legislation that might ban e-pharmacies from any activity at all.
August 20, 2020

New NHS deal for England’s private sector

NHS England's exhaustive block-buying deal with the country's private hospitals will soon be replaced by a more local arrangement to help clear COVID-related backlogs of elective procedures, while smaller players are jostling to attack growing waiting lists for diagnostics. An advisor says the private sector is cutting corners when it comes to controlling COVID-19.
August 13, 2020

Swiss Medical Network ‘open to new shareholders’ as it seeks HMO model

Conglomerate Aevis Victoria is open to selling a stake in its hospital chain Swiss Medical Network to an insurer to help it move towards an integrated payor-provider model, co-founder and delegate of the board Antoine Hubert tells HBI. We catch up on pre- and post-COVID developments in the Swiss hospital sector.
August 13, 2020
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