Private medical services operator Centrul Medical Unirea (CMU),controlled by Advent International investment fund, is one stepaway from getting a majority stake in Euroclinic Hospital &Medical Centers for 15 to 30 million euros, ZF has learnt. Thiswould be the second most important deal on the private medicalservices market this year after Advent bought into CMU and willrepresent the consolidation of CMU's position as one of the leadingplayers in the field.
"There was an extremely fierce "fight" over Euroclinic, consideringtwo more operators beside CMU, MedLife and Medicover, looked intothe acquisition of the hospital," ZF has learnt.
Contacted by ZF, Sergiu Neguţ, deputy general manager of CMU, andCătălin Popa, CEO of Euroclinic, would not comment on theinformation.
Euroclinic is held by Dutch financial group Eureko, while doctorsfrom the Floreasca Hospital own stakes of less than 1%.
In 2009, Euroclinic Hospital & Medical Centres posted 7.7million-euro turnover, which is a little more than initiallyanticipated, while this year's target is 10 million euros. Thecompany owns a hospital and three medical centres in Bucharest.
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