Three Spanish-headquartered companies are set to combine following their acquisition by mid-market investment bank and asset management firm Alantra Private Equity.
Christmas is fast approaching, and hot on its heels, the New Year sales. Here at HBI, we like a high street deal as much as the next man, but it’s what’s in the healthcare services pipeline in 2020 that’s caught our eye today.
Consumer healthcare M&A in the UK has seen a five year high this year clocking up 26 transactions in total according to a new report. Activity has been focused in dentistry, cosmetics, dermatology and fertility.
The UK's largest nursing home provider Four Seasons has had 57 of its leasehold properties sold to rival operators in a blow to its negotiation process with landlords over rent levels. The company is still waiting for a buyer for its freehold properties. We speak to a source close to the company.
Long leases and attractive yields are the cornerstones of healthcare real-estate which have greased the wheels of investments over the last 10-15 years. More healthcare-specialised funds are emerging now as laws open markets up to foreign capital and fund managers look to decrease investor risk.
A fast-growing UK dental chain has started a sales process with first bids expected before Christmas, multiple sources tell HBI. A source with knowledge of the sale says the group is looking for minority investment for growth, but there is speculation that for the right price, a majority stake could be on the table too.
The share price of Europe's largest teleradiology group by revenue, London-listed UK player Medica, is yet to recover from a post-IPO-boom trough for the last two years despite 15-20% growth and consistently high margins. We talk to new CEO Stuart Quin and an investment banking source about the jitters investors may have about the sector, including AI solutions eating its lunch.
UK real-estate investor Barwood Capital has acquired five sites on which it intends to build nursing homes with a total of around 347 beds, which it claims will deliver over £55m (€64m) Gross Development Value (GDV).
Retail healthcare investors who have seen the European veterinary space undergo an eight-year period of rapid practice consolidation by private-equity backed groups are beginning to look at dentistry. Will yesterday's investors in vets tomorrow invest in dentists? HBI chats to Mansfield Advisors to find out more about how dentistry could be at a price tipping point that will favour big consolidators.
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