Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co is considering the acquisition of $2.5bn Swedish pan-European dialysis group Diaverum, according to reports.
With Covid hopefully on the wane, the firm foothold digital health established in many markets is looking a little less stable. What next for groups like Swedish telehealth firm Kry? HBI speaks to two experts and Kry itself to find out why telehealth is getting physical.
Frankfurt-listed Synlab could be about to be taken private following a non-binding full takeover offer earlier this week. With its full year results released yesterday and facing questions about its plans, HBI asks market experts what they think of the move.
Sweden is looking to centralise more data – primarily to boost the efficiency of its electronic medical records (EMR). Meanwhile German health minister Karl Lauterbach is making the German patient medical records an opt-out system to boost uptake. HBI speaks to experts to find out how these developments will affect healthcare services.
The half-year results of Australia-based multinational hospital group Ramsay Health Care were received positively by investors as revenue, profit and EBITDA all saw a jump.
Despite its reputation for excellent public healthcare and an economy as close to socialist as a capitalist country can be, private medical insurance (PMI) is on the up in Scandinavia. HBI speaks to three operators to find out more.
Elderly care group Attendo and outpatient group Terveystalo, two pan-Nordic giants with over a billion in revenue, struggled to turn a profit in 2022. This was despite strong (organic) revenue growth, set against a backdrop of rising inflation. HBI looks at the newly released results of both groups to find out more.
Pan-Nordic Swedish care company Humana Group has seen its share price plummet 57% since the end of January, after Sweden’s health care inspectorate temporarily revoked its licence to provide personal assistance in Sweden.
Having spent the last 10 years of his life building a multi-million revenue company, Dignio founder Lars Dahle has found the last week since he stepped down as CEO rather quiet. HBI catches up with him in reflective mood, as he chats about how he built the business up, and how he really feels about leaving his company's future in others' hands.
Kry, the Swedish-based multinational telehealth and primary care unicorn, is laying off 10% of its 3,000-strong workforce, marking the second time it has done so this year. It is also pulling out of Germany as it tries to move faster towards profitability. Meanwhile peer Babylon has seen its value fall 20-fold.
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