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Lifting the lid on West Europe’s €60bn private non-profit hospitals

What does the non-profit hospital sector look like in West Europe and elsewhere? We are about to publish a special HBI Intelligence report, detailing market size and consolidation in eight countries, growth, potential privatisations and the expansion of US Academic Medical Centres abroad.
November 12, 2020

Under-fire Dentix may have a new suitor

Spanish dental chain Dentix has a new suitor, according to the Spanish press. The company has had a troubled history of late, heading into voluntary administration in April following a reported series of failed sales processes, including to Advent and KKR.
October 29, 2020

Korian: Inicea a ‘unique opportunity’ with international bolt-ons to follow

Buying France's third-largest private psychiatry group Inicea was a 'unique opportunity' for which a capital raise had to be used, Korian CFO Philippe Garin tells HBI, and international bolt-on acquisitions could follow. He discusses the deal's finances, COVID-19's impact on its regulatory environment, and one reason why Germany might have weathered the pandemic so much better than other countries.
October 15, 2020

Concerns COVID is turning dentistry into a reactive service

Delays in treatment caused directly by COVID-19 and a reluctance to attend routine appointments are turning preventative dental markets into reactive ones. The financial pressures resulting from the pandemic means there might not be a big enough supply of dentists to cope with the pent up demand.
October 8, 2020

European operators brace for second wave

COVID's second wave looks either imminent, or is already starting to hit in many jurisdictions. Wave one saw lockdowns and closures - and not all closures were temporary. Will wave two be any different? HBI has been talking to operators across EMEA to see if forewarned is forearmed, how they predict the next few months will go, and what lessons have been learned.
October 1, 2020

The San Donato hospital empire: a financial analysis

HBI's analysis of Italy's largest for-profit hospital operator San Donato Group's accounts answers many questions about the group's financial health before COVID. Like: which hospital accounts for 40% of revenues yet drags down profits by 20%? How concentrated is the business in its Milan stronghold and does this differ for profitability? Which subsidiaries are growing and which aren't?
October 1, 2020

French and Italian hospital groups’ diverging recovery reflects COVID experience

August activity levels for France's second-largest hospital group Elsan were ahead of 2019, while Italy's largest player San Donato is still 30% down due to a more gradual restart of electives and stricter contagion control in Lombardy, HBI can reveal. The cautiousness reflects just how hard-hit the region was.
September 24, 2020

Medipass sells to infra minus its healthcare services

Gruppo KOS has sold managed equipment services provider Medipass to Deutsche Bank's asset management arm DWS, which closed a €2.5bn infrastructure fund last year. The deal will see KOS keep Medipass' only healthcare services assets - its Indian subsidiaries - although a source says it will look to sell those swiftly.
September 10, 2020

IK Investments to sell Colisée to EQT Infrastructure

French nursing home operator Colisée is changing hands as IK Investments sells its majority stake to Sweden-based PE firm EQT's infrastructure arm. This is the first large transaction the sector has seen all year.
September 3, 2020

Interview: Stefan Nilsson, Colosseum Dental Group CEO

HBI talks to Stefan Nilsson, CEO of Colosseum Dental Group, the Swiss-based pan-European chain with a presence in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Germany and the UK, about how it has weathered COVID, and its plans going forward as we all adapt to the new normal.
August 20, 2020
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