We talk to the man behind a new €2bn fund dedicated to health care services from acute care to elderly, and from distribution to diagnostics - and ask him for a detailed explanation of his fund’s investment strategy.
Jacob Riis, new CEO at Falck, the international ambulance, fire service and healthcare group, admits H1 2017 results were “not satisfactory” and says he is "systematically examining" the business. Could this be with a view to a sale? Healthcare Europa speaks to an informed source amid speculation that we might soon see a sale of Falck’s healthcare services business – which unlike the rest of the business is doing rather well.
Jacob Riis, new CEO at Falck, the international ambulance, fire service and healthcare group, admits H1 2017 results were “not satisfactory” and says he is "systematically examining" the business. Could this be with a view to a sale? Healthcare Europa speaks to an informed source amid speculation that we might soon see a sale of Falck’s healthcare services business – which unlike the rest of the business is doing rather well.
The third largest hospital group in Spain may be facing problems at home, but it has continued with its international expansion. It is part of a consortium buying up Colombia’s largest insurer and a network of clinics and hospitals, in a deal worth €250m.
In Central and Eastern Europe, the public hospital infrastructure is old, and consolidation is difficult because there are so many small players. Why would anyone buy an old, failing public hospital – and what margins might operators hope to make if they attempt to consolidate? HBI 2017 pulled together a panel of expert CEOs for their advice.
One of the major problems faced by operators in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is brain drain - but how do you stop staff leaving for better paid jobs in the West, and if they do leave, how do you tempt them back? Healthcare Europa asked three leading CEE CEOs that very question at HBI 2017. This is their advice.
Is it worth investing in Central and Eastern Europe – and if so, where? How does the health landscape differ from Western Europe? And what are the sectors to watch? Eilert Hinrichs from global strategy consulting firm LEK gave the keynote speech at the CEE discussion at HBI 2017.
Central-European investor Penta has taken a 90% stake in Nemos, a chain of three Czech hospitals with annual sales of one billion crowns (€37m), after a long-running negotiation.
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