HBI Deals+Insights / Business Models and Strategy

Who’d buy Cerba?

Next in line in the big European lab sell-off is the French reference lab Cerba Healthcare. Cerba has plenty of potential for the right match, but with risks piling up, the price of 12-13 times EBITDA quoted in the French press looks dear. We give our analysis.

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