- Business
- Medicover AB (publ) (MCVEY) operates as an international healthcare and diagnostic services provider primarily in Central and Eastern Europe, with significant presence in Poland, Germany, Romania, India, Sweden, Turkey and other countries including Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Hungary, Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia and North Macedonia. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company delivers integrated healthcare solutions through two main segments: Healthcare Services and Diagnostic Services. Healthcare Services offers outpatient and inpatient care including specialist consultations, hospital care, primary care, fertility treatments, state-of-the-art dental services, optician services, mental health services, pharmacies, wellness solutions such as sports memberships, benefit cards, optics and preventive care; Diagnostic Services provides a comprehensive range of laboratory tests encompassing allergy and autoimmune diagnostics, bacteriology, parasitology, biochemistry and immunochemistry, blood group diagnostics and transfusion medicine, tumour markers, clinical chemistry, cytology, haematology, histopathology, human genetics, hygiene, immunology and immunochemistry, infectious diseases, microbiology, molecular biology, and pharmacology and toxicology, conducted via numerous clinical laboratories, blood-drawing points and clinics. The company serves corporate clients, private individuals, patients and public payers, operating over 180 medical centres, 40 hospitals, 115 dental centres, 38 optical showrooms, 18 fertility clinics, 144 fitness clubs, 97 clinical laboratories and 733 blood-drawing points across its markets, supported by more than 47,000 employees. In April 2025, Medicover acquired SYNLAB Group's local diagnostic businesses in Romania, Turkey, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia and North Macedonia for EUR 71.3 million including net debt, adding 25 laboratories, 80 blood-drawing points, EUR 48 million in 2024 revenue and 675 staff while entering three new markets and expecting synergies exceeding 50% of acquired profitability within 12 months through integration, advanced testing centralization and procurement efficiencies; the deal, financed via existing facilities, became EPS accretive upon consolidation from 1 April 2025. Recent initiatives also encompass digital healthcare enhancements like telemedicine and AI integration for operational efficiency, alongside expansion plans through its Indian subsidiary including new multi-speciality hospitals in Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru targeting over 6,300 beds by fiscal 2026 and an initial public offering in 2026.