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HC-One in race to secure funding for Bupa deal

UK care home group HC-One has a fortnight to secure around £250m in fresh capital to close a deal for 122 Bupa homes and create the UK’s largest care group, we heard today from a well-placed source.

Brazilian care group to triple revenue in 18 months, says CEO

Brasil Senior Living (BSL), which claims to be Brazil’s largest long-term care company, is to triple its number of beds and revenue in the next 18 months, according to its CEO Ricardo Soares. He tells Healthcare Nova the long-term care market in Brazil is still in its infancy.

Vitanas to sell to Oaktree

Germany’s third largest elderly care group Vitanas is to sell to US private equity house Oaktree, according to merger filings under review by the EU Commission.

Korian buys 1,000 beds in Belgium

France’s largest nursing home chain Korian - and Europe's largest group by revenue - has bought eight facilities consisting of 1,000 beds from Senior Assist in Belgium through its Senior Living Group subsidiary.

Irish care home chain attracts French buyer ahead of expansion

Ireland's second largest nursing home chain CareChoice has a new owner. Healthcare Europa speaks to Bruno Candes, partner at French investment firm and infrastructure specialist InfraVia, about why he thinks now is the right time to invest in the care home market in Ireland - and his plans for expansion.

FREE BLOG What do you do when medical professionals go off the tracks?

Every year, some 12,000 medical and care professionals are subject to serious investigation by the three largest professional bodies in the UK alone. So how do you deal with the doctor or nurse who starts abusing colleagues, who has sex with a patient, who makes mistakes or lies on their CV? We talk to Jonathan Coe, who runs The Clinic for Boundaries Studies, which offers an intensive course to get perpetrators to open their eyes, take responsibility and change their behaviour.

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