Europe's - and, by some measures, the world’s - largest nursing home group, with pro-forma 2012 sales of €2.2bn, 57,000 beds and 600 units, has been formed by the planned merger of French giants Medica and Korian. What are the real synergies between the companies, and what will be the merged group’s strategy? We take a look, while Korian CEO Yann Coleou, who will be the CEO of the merged group, is speaking at the annual Healthcare Europa conference on March 13, 2014.