Belgium: GBL takes first major strides into European healthcare

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL), Brussels listed family-backed investment holding company, has made two major investments in the European healthcare sector, taking majority stakes in Affidea Group, the largest European provider of advanced diagnostic imaging, outpatient and cancer care services, and in Sanoptis, a European leader in ophthalmology clinics. The transactions mark GBL’s first sizeable private…