Recent Articles in Interviews

Future of French private hospitals
Jul 7, 2010

We talk to Jérôme Corbineau, director general of the GIE club des 15 which brings together15 regional hospital groups about why the future for the private sector looks grim and why Medi-Partenaires is not worth a €1bn price tag.

Interview: Nikolaos Tavridis, Axion Consult
Jun 23, 2010

We talk to Nikolaos Tavridis, managing partner of the Axion Consult, which advises investors on the German healthcare market. Axion also runs 1,400 beds in 8 care homes and manages 4,000 beds for real estate investors. Tavridis, 40, is also the sole shareholder in Elbschloss, the most expensive assisted living facility in Germany.

Interview: Dr Martin Henrichs, Credit Suisse
Jun 16, 2010

We talk to Dr Martin Henrichs, who has covered the healthcare services sector in EMEA for the past 10 years, first for JPMorgan, and since 2007, at Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse, together with RMB/Morgan Stanley, was the joint bookrunner on the IPO of Life Healthcare, the South African hospital chain. The largest-ever healthcare services IPO in the EMEA region, Life Healthcare eventually raised Rand 5.2bn ($683m), less than the Rand 8.04bn originally planned, due to stock market volatility.

Interview: Matti Bergendahl, CEO Ambea
Jun 9, 2010

In a surprise move, last week saw Matti Bergendahl replace Ralph Riber as chief executive at Ambea, the big Nordic healthcare and care group. The change follows the arrival of new owners private equity groups KKR and Triton. It is becoming clear that their plans for Ambea really are Pan-European. We interview Bergendahl.

The future for Swiss private hospitals
May 10, 2010

We talk to Antoine Hubert, managing director of Genolier, the quoted private Swiss hospital group, about his acquisition strategy, how he works with doctors and the future of the private sector in Switzerland.