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Helios, Wupperthal
With over 1,000 beds, one of the largest hospitals in western Germany.

How hard do Scandinavian doctors work?: "Not very when they are employed in the public sector," according to private providers who say that this is precisely why they are brought in as outsourcers or recruitment consultants.
Private sector imaging – does it have a future?: Medical imaging should be a huge growth market over the next decade in Europe. Pan-European operator Alliance Medical expects it to grow by 6-8% a year in Europe. And outsourcing opportunities are likely to grow fast, as budget deficits force public sector healthcare to retrench. And yet...

Medica towards top of expectations: Medica, the big BC Partner-backed French care home group, looks likely to float near the top of expectations at EUR19.5 per share, raising more like EUR350m than the predicted EUR250m from the flotation of 41% of the business, say analysts. The flotation is set for February 10.
Lexum buys Intermedica: Lexum, the Czech opthalomology chain backed by ARX Equity Partners, has bought Intermedica, a chain of three clinics in Poland from Danish/Swedish healthcare recruitment and hospital operator Transmedica.
Leverkusen on the block: One of the few big privately held German lab groups, Labo Leverkusen is up for sale through accountancy firm Ernst & Young. The group has built its operation fast by winning big outsourcing contracts from German hospitals at cut throat prices.

Interview: Ewald Walgenbach, BC Partners: We interview BC Partners director Ewald Walgenbach about BC’s creation, through three rapid-fire deals, of Synlab, Europe’s third largest lab group.
Interview: Peter Lednicky, managing director, Alpha Medical: Slovak lab group Alpha Medical is now number two in the Czech market, following its acquisition of Aeskulab. It has also just entered the Polish market. Healthcare Europa talks to Peter Lednicky, managing director of Alpha, which is 100% owned by private equity group Penta Investments about the markets and his plans.