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21.06.2010
Mehiläinen to be Finland’s largest producer of mental health rehabilitation services - Acquisition of Human Care Network will strengthen Mehiläinen Municipal Services
Through an agreement signed on Friday, 18 June 2010, the Mehiläinen Group will acquire Human Care Network (HCN) in the largest transaction ever concluded by the Group. As a result, Mehiläinen will become Finland’s largest private provider of mental health rehabilitation services for municipalities and hospital districts. Read more »
04.06.2010
Mehiläinen Receives Environmental Management Certification - Environmental Responsibility Means Day-to-day Choices
Mehiläinen has been awarded the Environmental Management System certificate, ISO 14001, which encompasses all of Mehiläinen Oy’s operations nationwide. The environmental viewpoint has been made a fixed part of Mehiläinen’s daily management and everyday activities. In accordance with the environmental certificate granted by Inspecta Certification, Mehiläinen has committed itself to environmentally responsible activit Read more »
28.05.2010
Matti Bergendahl to step in as new CEO at Ambea, Mehiläinen’s parent company
Matti Bergendahl (43) has been appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Ambea AB. Bergendahl, who has been Deputy CEO of Ambea since 2007 and CEO of Mehiläinen Oy since 2005, replaces Ralph Riber who will take up new challenges outside the company. Bergendahl will also continue as CEO of the Mehiläinen Group. Read more »
01.04.2010
KKR partnered with Triton to acquire Ambea, parent company of Mehiläinen
Ambea, the largest private provider of health care and nursing services in the Nordic countries, announced on 23 February that it would be acquired by the Triton private equity group by the end of March. The acquisition was finalised on 31 March 2010, but with the addition of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) as a partner for Triton. Mehiläinen Oy, Finland’s best-known and most respected private social and health care services provider, is a part of the Ambea Group. The Group also includes Carema Sjukvård and Carema Care which operate in Sweden and Norway. Read more »
23.02.2010
Change of Ownership in Mehiläinen’s Parent Company Ambea - Ambea Group reinforces its development with new owner Triton
Ambea Group, the largest private provider of health care and nursing services in the Nordic Countries, is changing hands and moving under the ownership of Triton. The transition is expected to be finalised at the end of March. Mehiläinen Group is Finland’s best-known, top-rated private social and health services provider, and part of Ambea Group. Ambea Group also incorporates Carema Sjukvård and Carema Care, which operate in Sweden and Norway. Read more »
11.11.2009
Mehiläinen Group selected as government national health care service provider
The Mehiläinen Group has been chosen as one of the government's contracted national health care service providers from the beginning of 2010. Hansel Oy, the organisation responsible for government procurement tenders, has chosen Mehiläinen to be one of the two national service providers for the whole of mainland Finland, chosen under the so-called 'framework agreement'. Mehiläinen has developed extensive health care services over recent years. Read more »
17.06.2009
Mehiläinen expanding to Pori
Mehiläinen Oy has on this date purchased the entire share capital of Porin Pihlajalinna Oy and the business operations of Torilinnan lääkäriasema Oy. Following the transaction, the operations of Mehiläinen Pori will continue at the current addresses of the companies, in the centre of Pori at Eteläkauppatori 4 and in Ulvila at Tommilantie 2. The personnel of the companies, a total of six employees and nine medical practitioners, will also continue as before following the change of owner. Read more »
29.05.2009
Jani Mikkola to take over the duties of Sales Director in Mehiläinen Group
Jani Mikkola, M.Sc.(Econ), B.Soc.Sc, has been appointed Sales Director in the Mehiläinen Group as of 3 August 2009. Jani Mikkola, 36, currently holds the position of Major Client Relationship Manager in the Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, where he is responsible for major and medium-sized clients' sales and customer relationships as well as the development of service concepts for the clients. His earlier positions include Sales Director for major clients and Marketing Director for the corporate distribution channel, both in Sampo Life. Read more »
28.05.2009
Mehiläinen Municipal Services to open Finland's first private psychiatric hospital for children in Hyvinkää
Peippo Hospital, Finland's first private psychiatric hospital for children, will open its doors in Hyvinkää on 28 May 2009. The hospital's patient capacity is eight and services are offered for children between 7 and 12 years of age. Mehiläinen's child welfare and child psychiatry operations are grouped together under the Leivoyhtiöt brand. Read more »
22.05.2009
Mehiläinen Municipal Services to launch personnel renting services - Pirjo Surenkin to start as Sector Manager on 1 June 2009
By offering customers genuine added value through its creative and flexible solutions, Mehiläinen Municipal Services wants to bring a new level of innovation into its partnership with municipalities. Inspired by this, Mehiläinen Municipal Services has decided to expand into the sector of personnel renting. Pirjo Surenkin will start as Sector Manager of Personnel Renting on 1 June. Read more »