HBI hears the sale of managed equipment services (MES) provider Althea has been withdrawn for now by PE owner Permira. We look into why it stalled, and when the auction of rival Medipass is due to start.
Italian nursing home group Edos, subsidiary of listed holding company Eukedos, is to acquire a non-profit nursing home facility run by a religious order. We speak to a local advisor about whether the market might see a growing trend of acquisitions in the non-profit sector.
Spanish real-estate investor Azora created a listed healthcare investment arm, Adriano Care, this summer. The REIT has just acquired its first assets and plans to invest €250m in Spanish senior residential care. We speak to Azora's head of senior housing, Carlos Fernández de Araoz, about the market, business strategy and future plans for Adriano.
US-based asset management group Rohatyn Group (TRH) has invested in pan-European radiotherapy provider Amethyst, and will share control with the groups two founders.
Healthcare private equity group Archimed has sold its fast-growing Italian dental chain Primo Group to Milan-based investor Askia for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is the latter's first healthcare service investment.
Nearly a third of all private equity-owned health care businesses in Europe have been held for at least five years, according to the new HBI Deals Pipeline tool. That suggests many private equity houses are struggling to sell on their investments.
There is no lack of demand for unskilled homecare, yet it still struggles to shake off the stigma of its Cinderella status. Will it ever make it to the ball?
Althea, by far the largest player in the third party managed equipment market in EMEA has been put up for sale by Permira, as first reported here in 2018. Meanwhile, we hear listed Italian player KOS is pondering the sale of Medipass.
From next year some private pharmacies in Italy will be able to offer basic healthcare services as policymakers hope they become the first point of access.
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