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The Picture of Health Acqusition Finance - Volume 6 Issue 4, August 2007

April 1, 2008

The Picture of Health Acqusition Finance - Volume 6 Issue 4, August 2007 LCS International Consulting's Joint Managing Director, Paul Saper, talks to ACQ about an ongoing revolution in healthcare and flags up the company's eighth annual conference. Morag Dickson reports. Describe the landscape in the public and private healthcare sectors today, Paul. More...

Focus Healthcare: Servicing the nation’s health Acqusition Finance - Volume 6 Issue 2, June 2007

June 1, 2007

Focus Healthcare: Servicing the nation’s healthAcqusition Finance - Volume 6 Issue 2, June 2007 Private equity firms have played a central role in transforming the healthcare services market in Europe and, in particular, the UK, over recent years according to a report compiled by UBS, the investment bank. Paul Saper of LCS International Consulting Ltd speaks to ACQ about his prognosis Paul Saper is joint managing director with Tim Elsigood at LCS International Consulting Ltd (LCS) in London. In terms of M&A, he says deal volumes in 2005 and 2006 were very, very high, and both he and Tim expect 2007 may well be just as high. More...

LCS: Pioneering Advice in the UK Health Care Sector

April 1, 2007

Private equity involvement has revolutionised the healthcare sector. Government initiatives to attract private investment have been met with record levels of investment from the industry. Private equity, aside from streamlining operations offered for private tender has, by linking up with real estate investors, pioneered a novel company structure which sees the separation of property and operating companies. More...

Healthcare Review of LCS' 6th Annual Conference

November 2, 2005

Healthcare Review of LCS' 6th Annual Conference The LCS annual healthcare conference took place this month at One Birdcage Walk in Westminster. Like last year it fully met expectations as one of the key conferences of the year that brings together all the leaders in the health and social care sectors in this country. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Pluralism and Real Patient Choice’ providing a forward look at the challenges, opportunities and levers that will drive change and deliver a community and customer-responsive family health service. More...

UK Dental Market - January 2004

January 1, 2004

UK dentistry market - January 2004 The UK dentistry market is a two-tier market. NHS dentistry provides a basic level of service that has, in the post war period, both contributed substantially to increased oral health and opened the way to more elective and specialist dentistry in the private sector. Private dentistry offers a superior product and level of service at a higher price. More...

Dental Practice Valuations, Independent Dentistry - May 2003

May 1, 2003

Independent Dentistry - May 2003 DENTAL PRACTICE VALUATIONS NO SERVICE IS CHEAP ENOUGH IF IT FAILS TO DELIVER WHAT IS REQUIRED There have been significant improvements in oral health over the last two or three decades. There are fewer and fewer numbers of edentate people and an ever reducing demand for traditional prosthetic products. One could think that the dentists' days are numbered. More...