UnitedHealth急甩拉美業務拚10億美元出售




UnitedHealth集團考慮出售拉丁美洲業務,聚焦美國市場重整

根據兩位知情人士透露,美國最大醫療保險商UnitedHealth Group正評估多份對其拉丁美洲業務的收購出價。這家保險公司正努力應對一連串前所未有的挫折,包括CEO被迫離職及涉嫌刑事會計調查的報導。

UnitedHealth自2022年起便嘗試退出拉丁美洲市場,但隨著近月公司面臨多重打擊,出售旗下Banmedica子公司的急迫性明顯增加。Banmedica主要在哥倫比亞及智利營運。據其中一位消息人士透露,新任CEO Steve Hemsley上週向股東表示,將致力重建投資者信心,因公司近期業績不佳,加上《華爾街日報》報導指公司正接受有關Medicare詐騙的刑事調查。UnitedHealth則強調,尚未接獲司法部通知,並堅持其營運誠信。

Hemsley接替Andrew Witty出任CEO,距離UnitedHealthcare執行長Brian Thompson去年12月在紐約遇刺僅數月。Brian Thompson當時正前往投資者會議途中遇害。Witty自2021年起擔任UnitedHealth Group CEO。

目前,UnitedHealth已收到四份對Banmedica的非約束性收購報價,金額約為10億美元。兩位消息人士表示,公司預計最快在7月設定正式報價的截止日期。提出收購的包括華盛頓特區私募股權公司Acon Investments、聖保羅私募股權公司Patria Investments、德州非牟利醫療機構Christus Health,以及利馬的醫療及保險供應商Auna。據稱Auna正與金融夥伴洽談中。

Banmedica每年稅前盈利(EBITDA)超過2億美元,服務超過210萬名保險用戶,旗下有13間醫院及143個醫療中心,年接待約400萬次病人。

擴張失利致戰略收縮

UnitedHealth於2018年收購Banmedica,當時CEO David Wichmann表示意在為未來數十年在南美洲市場打下增長基礎。據知情人士透露,當年收購價約為Banmedica EBITDA的12倍。惟三年後,UnitedHealth決定退出拉丁美洲,主要因為其最大市場巴西的Amil業務連年虧損,該業務於十年前被收購。公司於2023年末退出巴西市場,並於今年3月退出秘魯。

儘管Banmedica目前仍有盈利,但對UnitedHealth而言規模過小。去年,公司因退出南美洲業務錄得83億美元虧損,其中71億來自巴西撤出,12億來自Banmedica出售。公司在2月的文件中解釋,這些虧損與南美戰略退出及外匯影響有關。

巴西投資銀行BTG Pactual負責協助UnitedHealth處理此次出售事宜。

編輯評論:從全球化擴張到戰略收縮的啟示

UnitedHealth這次拉丁美洲業務的出售,反映出全球大型醫療保險企業在跨境擴張中面臨的諸多挑戰。當初以高倍數收購Banmedica,寄望在南美市場長期發展,但多重因素——包括當地市場環境、經營困難及政策風險——最終迫使公司大幅調整策略,甚至承受巨額虧損。

這也揭示了大型跨國企業在全球布局時,必須更加審慎評估市場特性與風險,不能單憑規模擴張或短期利益判斷決策。UnitedHealth的經歷提醒投資者,醫療保險業務的地域多元化雖有利於分散風險,但同時帶來複雜的運營挑戰和合規風險,尤其是在涉及多國法規和政治經濟波動的情況下。

此外,CEO更迭和刑事調查的消息,亦加深市場對公司治理和內部控制的疑慮,這對重建投資者信心構成額外壓力。未來UnitedHealth如何在美國本土市場重整旗鼓,並完善內控機制,將是市場關注的焦點。

總括來說,UnitedHealth的案例不僅是企業全球化戰略調整的典型,也為其他跨國企業提供了寶貴的教訓:成長與風險管理必須並重,穩健的經營基礎和透明的治理架構才是長遠發展的關鍵。

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