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  Sonic to up the pace of German rationalisation
Sep 2, 2010
Sonic Healthcare, Europe’s largest lab group, has puts its international business development director Evangelos Kotsopoulos in charge of its German operation and is to open a new Berlin head office ahead of more takeovers.
  Souetre splits role
Sep 2, 2010
Labco boss Eric Souetre has decided to divide his job. Andreas Gaddum, managing director of Fresenius Proserve, joins as chief executive.
  Synlab to buy Labo Leverkusen
Sep 2, 2010
Synlab, the lab group controlled by private equity house BC Partners, is set to buy Labo Leverkusen for around one time sales of circa EUR 65-69m. Leverkusen has expanded through a series of cut price hospital outsourcing deals.
  Memorial sells a 40% stake
Sep 2, 2010
As forecast here, Memorial Healthcare Group, one of the most prestigous Turkish hospital chains, has sold a 40% stake to Qatar First Investment Bank and Argus Capital. It follows a flow of pirvate equity into the Turkish sector with Abraaj investing in Acibadem, Carlyle in Medical Park and Greek group Hygeia, funded by Marfin, buying Safak. We talk to Ozkan Yavasal at Daruma Corporate Finance who handles many of the big deals in the space about the future.

 
  Advent set to buy Euroclinic as public health implodes in Romania
Sep 2, 2010
Private equity group Advent looks set to buy healthcare insurer Eureko’s Bucharest Euroclinic hospital for around €12m or 1.6-1.8 times book value and nearly twice sales. It will be added to Advent's CMU operation. Meanwhile, private sector maternity is booming following a fatal fire in a maternity ward in a public hospital.
 
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