澳大利亚第二大私立医院运营商Healthscope正寻求转变为非营利性组织PurposeCo，以对抗私募股权财团的分割计划[1]。董事会资深人士Helen Nugent计划本周与主要房东Healthco和Northwest Healthcare会面，就租赁条款展开谈判[1]。其中，Healthco持有10家Healthscope医院，Northwest Healthcare持有12家[1]。
Healthscope的非营利结构转变具有明显的财务优势。该方案每年可节省约1亿澳元的工资税，对于债务高达17亿澳元的Healthscope而言意义重大[1]。与此相对，太平洋股权合作伙伴与医疗运营商提出的竞争方案计划将医院进行分割，其中16家医院由Calvary Health Care运营，6家由Healthe Care运营，其余由Acurio、KnG和未透露的运营商接管[1]。该联盟的最终约束性报价截止日期为8月11日[1]。
此前，接收方McGrathNicol在去年末曾拒绝了Northwest Healthcare提出的将其12家医院以1.4亿澳元转让给Calvary的提议[1]。
Australia's second-largest private hospital operator Healthscope is pursuing a transformation into a nonprofit entity called PurposeCo as it seeks to fend off a competing proposal from a private equity consortium. [1] Senior board member Helen Nugent plans to meet this week with major landlords Healthco and Northwest Healthcare to negotiate lease terms that would support the nonprofit transition. [1] The move comes as Healthscope faces pressure from Pacific Equity Partners and a coalition of healthcare operators who are proposing to fragment the hospital network among multiple operators. [1]
Under the nonprofit structure, Healthscope could save approximately AUD 100 million annually in payroll tax. [1] The company currently carries AUD 1.7 billion in debt. [1] Healthco holds 10 Healthscope hospitals while Northwest Healthcare owns 12, making them critical stakeholders in the outcome of the competing plans. [1] The private equity-led alternative would distribute the hospitals across several operators: Calvary Health Care would take 16 facilities, Healthe Care would operate 6, while Acurio, KnG, and an unnamed operator would assume the remainder. [1] The consortium's final binding offer deadline is set for August 11. [1] Administrator McGrathNicol previously rejected Northwest Healthcare's proposal to transfer its 12 hospitals to Calvary for AUD 140 million at the end of last year. [1]