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Metropolis acquires pathology lab group

Indian diagnostics chain Metropolis has acquired Sanjeevani Pathology Labs in Rajkot, Gujarat, in an all-cash transaction. HBI speaks to Metropolis managing director Ameera Shah to find out more about the reasons behind the deal which concluded earlier this month, and the group's business strategy.

Polish lab group Diagnostyka to sell in a “rejuvenated market”

Large Polish lab group Diagnostyka is going to be put up for sale, as private equity player Mid Europa Partners looks to cash in again following on from its successful sale of Alpha Medical. Healthcare Europa catches up with Mid Europa co-managing partner Matthew Strassberg at a time when M&A activity has "rejuvenated" the market.

Unilabs drives east

Unilabs has reached agreement to buy Alpha Medical, a big lab services group in the Czech and Slovak republics from Mid Europa.

FREE BLOG Why is Italy attracting large European diagnostics groups?

In the past two months, SYNLAB, Cerba, Alliance Medical and LifeBrain, four major diagnostic service providers, have strengthened their presence in Italy through the acquisitions of small laboratory/imaging networks. But what is so attractive about Italy?

European labs turn to Italy

European laboratory services providers SYNLAB and Cerba are strengthening their position in Italy through the acquisitions of two medical centres networks in the north, in a race to become the main consolidator in the region.

Vashishta wants to do it all over again

Sanjeev Vashishta, former CEO of SRL, the largest international diagnostic group in India, speaks to us about his plans to build a new lab network, Path Kind, backed by Mankind Pharma Group, which he claims is India’s fourth largest pharmaceutical group.

MedLife buys Bucharest clinic operator Anima

Romanian healthcare services provider MedLife is buying Bucharest operator Anima, a group of six clinics providing outpatient services to public, private and corporate patients. We speak to Anima’s CEO Cristian Sas.

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