Amid the growing popularity of private medical services to large investors continue to invest in the development of such companies. So, Gazprombank became the owner of a popular in regions of the GC “Expert”. Earlier a stake in another medical company, a network of clinics “Doctor is near” — received structure of the web.Russia VEB Ventures.Gazprombank has acquired a minority stake in the network of medical clinics “Expert”. As told “Kommersant” in the press service of the Bank, in a deal the organization will present the company with comprehensive financing, including equity investments and syndicated loans. Moreover, its terms provide for the possibility of increasing the amount of funding and the accession of new lenders.GK “Expert” includes 40 diagnostic centers “MRI “Expert”,” ten multidisciplinary clinics “Clinic “Expert”” in 37 regions of the country. According to its own data, consolidated group revenues in 2019 exceeded 4 billion rubles, the Volume of investment, and what proportion got Gazprombank, has not been disclosed.Thus from the data “SPARK-Interfax”, it follows that the Bank became the owner of 5.77% of the company. The main legal entity of the network is OOO “UK Tsentr Ekspert”, which is 75% owned by the founder of the company Vladimir Tulinov and 25% of the company “Barrel”. Until the beginning of June, OOO “Barrel” is 100% owned by OOO “GK “Expert””, but on 5 June the owner of 5.77% legal entity was “Shiraz”, OOO “UK GPB—resource-saving technologies” owned by Gazprombank.The General Director of “Infoline-Analytics” Michael Burmistrov estimates acquired by Gazprombank stake to at least 150 million rubles, the press service of the Bank said the funds will go to expanding the network of diagnostic centers and clinics with hospital and surgery in Russia and CIS countries.According to Michael Burmistrova, the transaction may be of interest to the Bank from the point of view of long-term crediting of development GK “Expert”. Mr. Burmistrov also does not exclude that the decision of the Gazprombank has affected the current situation with the spread COVID-19, against which the demand for medical services grows. This is not the first case of similar transactions in the medical market for the last time. So, in may of this year, the structure of the web.Russia VEB Ventures announced the intention to invest 1 bn RUB in development of the network of clinics “the next Doctor”, as well as the telemedicine service. As specified in the VEB Ventures, funds will be used for the creation of new telemedicine products, increasing the capacity of the online platform “the next Doctor”, the promotion and equipping of the eponymous chain of clinics equipment and expansion of number of points.Maria Kotova
