Opinion

The Changing Trend of Healthcare Services in India
Due to rapid population growth over the last century and rising income there is an increase in Indian consumer spend on healthcare and an increased demand on healthcare facilities More...

Productivity in Spain
Maarten continues his sweeping, yet detailed account of the Spanish market, this time narrowing in on productivity. More...

Consolidation trends in Brazilian pharmaceutical retail
The pharmaceutical retail sector, one of the fastest growing segments in the Brazilian economy, has been going through a strong consolidation process More...

Clinical research organisation market projected to grow globally at 8.5%, UK an attractive market
The CRO market projected to grow globally at 8.5% CAGR to $32.7bn by 2015, outstripping the growth of the pharmaceuticals industry. More...

Trying to estimate the near term future for the U.S. Life Science sector – Reading the tea leaves
In the Life Science arena cash is king regardless of the quality of the technology - if the company doesn’t More...

Dealflow remains strong in UK healthcare market
Whilst the progress of the Health and Social Care Bill dominates the current healthcare agenda, in the background there have been a series of transactions More...

Brazilian healthcare sector continues to perform well
The Brazilian healthcare sector continues to show strong performance and perspectives, given the strong economic fundamentals of the country, even in a challenging global environment More...

South Africa Insight: Healthcare sector
Despite intense competition and restrictive legislation, market demand remains strong in the South African health sector More...

What a year it's been in healthcare!
The main news of 2010 was the NHS White Paper: "Equity and excellence, liberating the NHS." More...

Insight into the Food & Drug market in South Africa
The Food & Drug Retailers index continues to maintain relatively high levels given its defensive spend and concomitant price premium More...

Japanese medical device manufacturers – Going global for growth
The size of the medical device market in Japan is about US$ 21 billion (2008) the second largest market after the USA More...

Partnering and M&A to Dominate Biotech Transactions
As healthcare expenditure continues to grow, biotech is an important harbinger of transaction activity More...

Emerging Prescription for Growth
The Indian pharma industry has seen a number of outbound acquisitions in the past years, as Indian companies have increased their global footprint. More...

Consolidation in the Healthcare sector in Brazil
Total expenditure on private insurance and with purchase of medications at drugstores has increased More...

Shift in Pharma industry trends triggers M&A activity
The global Pharma industry is going through a phase of important changes More...

Private UK dental market still has teeth!
Private dental services market gaining support from P.E. More...

Private equity beds down in domiciliary care
There have been a number of P.E. backed transactions in domiciliary care since my last blog. More...