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The healthcare sector faces a major challenge. Due to the aging population, demand for care will continue to rise in the coming years, while inflation, high absenteeism due to illness, and increasing pressure on affordability require tough decisions. At the same time, there is a great deal of activity surrounding innovative healthcare concepts—such as digitized care pathways, telehealth, and diagnostics—that improve the efficiency and quality of care.

JBR advises healthcare providers on strategic and financial issues—ranging from consolidation and expansion to acquisitions, divestitures, and mergers—and helps you chart a clear course amid these dynamics.

  • Over 25 years of experience with M&A in the healthcare sector
  • A dedicated and specialized team for every transaction or assignment
  • International M&A network through REACH
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Case

Strategic restructuring in laboratory diagnostics

Protected: Establishment Regiolab: strategic bundling of laboratory diagnostics in North Holland

Transactions

Curilion and DC Klinieken join forces

Case & Transaction

JBR assists in setting up Regiolab

JBR M&A transaction

Beauty X merges with Dutch Beauty Group

Strategic Direction in a Healthcare Sector Under Pressure

The healthcare sector faces a major challenge. An aging population will drive up demand for care in the coming years, while inflation, high absenteeism due to illness, and increasing pressure on affordability require tough decisions. At the same time, innovative healthcare concepts—such as digitized care pathways, telehealth, and diagnostics—offer new opportunities to improve the efficiency and quality of care. This presents healthcare providers, administrators, and investors with decisions that will determine the long-term viability of their organizations.

These often involve questions such as:
- How do you chart a clear course now that demand for care is growing and affordability is under pressure?
- Does consolidation, diversification, or collaboration offer your organization greater agility and investment capacity?
- How do you secure financing for investments in real estate, IT, and innovation?
- Is this the right time to sell, acquire, or join forces?

JBR works with you to address these issues and translates them into well-founded strategic and financial decisions, drawing on our expertise in strategy, corporate finance, and restructuring.

Our insights.

Drawing on market knowledge, industry research, and practical experience, we analyze the most important developments in the healthcare sector.
In this way, we provide entrepreneurs, shareholders, and investors with guidance on strategic and financial decisions.

Article

Scale where it needs to be, autonomy where it can be

The VVT sector faces a critical choice: keep pace with demand and technology, or get bogged down by staff shortages, IT failures, and real estate pressures. The number of people aged 70 and older will rise from 2.68 million in 2025 to 3.37 million in 2035, while the staffing shortage will continue to worsen. JBR’s analysis shows that independent operations with revenue between €80 and 100 million quickly become vulnerable. Smart alliances, on the other hand, unlock agility, investment capacity, and better care.

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Article

The future of medical suppliers

The healthcare sector is undergoing a period of repositioning. The Medical Device Regulation imposes stricter requirements on quality, traceability, and certification, and consolidation is leading to more concentrated competition. As a result, digitization and scaling up are no longer optional for medical suppliers, and 2026 marks a turning point in this regard. This article provides a step-by-step plan to help SME entrepreneurs chart the right course.

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Monitor

Healthcare Monitor 2025: Mergers and Acquisitions in the Healthcare Sector

JBR analyzed 1,098 healthcare transactions between 2019 and 2024—more than any other organization. The 2025 Healthcare Monitor provides a comprehensive overview of mergers, acquisitions, and investors in the healthcare sector. You’ll see which parties are active—from private equity firms to healthcare foundations—and in which sectors the most consolidation is taking place. The monitor includes trends by subsector and an independent analysis by JBR consultants.

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Our Healthcare Services

JBR combines in-depth industry knowledge with expertise in strategy, corporate finance, restructuring, and governance. We support entrepreneurs, shareholders, executives, and investors with issues related to growth, value creation, financing, transactions, and business continuity.

Corporate finance

From business valuations and financing to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, JBR provides guidance on transactions and financial matters that contribute to sustainable value creation.

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Our industry specialists.

Would you like to discuss growth, investment, sales, acquisitions, financing, restructuring, or governance within the healthcare sector? Our industry specialists are happy to help you navigate the strategic and financial decisions that will shape the next phase of your organization. Please contact one of our industry specialists for a no-obligation consultation.