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2023: Sberbank bought 10% of Euroonko

Sber bought 9.99% of the Euroonko network of cancer clinics, which became known at the end of August 2023. According to the SPARK-Interfax system, Sberbank Investments acquired a stake from Euroonko CEO Khvichi Akubardia, who, as a result of the transaction, owned about 70% of the company (the rest from entrepreneur Alexander Sviridov).

A representative of Euroonco said To sheets"" that "the deal will allow the network to strengthen its position in the market and increase its competitiveness." Financial he declined to disclose details. Experts interviewed by the publication estimate the deal at 150-500 million, and the rubles cost of the entire Euroonko network is 2-4.5 billion rubles.

Sberbank bought 9.99% of the network of oncological clinics "Euroonko"

Euroonko specializes in the treatment of cancer and owns clinics in Moscow (Center for Innovative Medical Technologies), St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Samara (by August 2023).

General Director of Infoline Analytics Mikhail Burmistrov, in a conversation with the publication, noted that interest in medical assets in the Russian Federation has increased amid growing demand for the services of domestic specialists. Earlier, many Russians believed that foreign doctors are more professional, but the possibilities of Russian medicine are expanding, the attitude towards specialists is changing, he explained.

According to Nikolai Bespalov, Development Director of RNC Pharma, due to sanctions, fewer citizens of the Russian Federation can visit other countries for treatment and patients are forced to contact domestic clinics.

The expert believes that Sberbank plans to resell the asset at the highest price than to engage in its strategic development. However, the head of DSM Group Sergey Shulyak believes that the bank will increase its stake in Euroonko due to its investment attractiveness.^[1]

2021: Fake licence revocation claim at clinic

On November 17, 2021, it became known about the initiation of a criminal case in Moscow on the fact of license fraud in the Euroonko private clinic. Employees of a medical institution specializing in the treatment of cancer turned to law enforcement agencies after the appearance of a fake order to terminate the license.

According to TASS, citing its informant, an unknown person provided a fake statement about the termination of the licensed type of activity of Euroonko to the licensing and accreditation department of the city of Moscow.

Moscow authorities received a fake statement about the revocation of the license from the private clinic "Euroonko"

As explained to the news agency in the clinic, someone tried in this way to impede the work of providing medical care to the population, but the arbitration court stopped the order. The clinic continues to operate without restrictions by September 17, 2021. According to information received from regulatory authorities, the territorial body of Roszdravnadzor and the Moscow Department of Health (DZM) are not aware of the current situation and have no questions for the organization.

As follows from the materials of the Moscow Arbitration Court, the Euroonko license terminated on September 2, 2021, and on November 16, the court refused to invalidate this decision. At the same time, the court imposed interim measures and stopped the order of the DZM, in connection with which the clinic operates normally and without restrictions.

The leaders of Moscow clinics interviewed by TASS call the incident with the Euroonko clinic a "shocking story" and propose to tighten the requirements under similar circumstances.

A criminal case was opened under Part 3 of Art. 327 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (use of a deliberately forged document). On the fact of the incident, the clinic appealed to the Moscow prosecutor's office, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow, the Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia in Moscow and the FSB of Russia in Moscow and the Moscow region.^[2]

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