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Following a scandal in its French home market, Orpea is battling creditors with deadlines falling in the coming months. New company information reveals how its Irish arm is facing the crisis.

Denis O'Brien owns the Beacon Hospital, while Larry Goodman controls the Blackrock Clinic. So, what was the investment rationale for two wealthy tycoons to invest in private healthcare?

The South Dublin voluntary healthcare group has reported its heaviest loss in four years as it prepares to establish the new national maternity hospital.

Theya Lingerie was founded by Ciara Donlon to provide women with post-surgery underwear. Selling across Europe and the US, it has now run out of road and its rescue plan through Scarp could lead to a sale.

The French nursing home group, which has a leading position in Ireland, is facing insolvency early next year if it can’t convince investors to refinance it for the second time since a scandal erupted last January.

The Irish unit of the US-listed specialist waste collector, which holds the contract for the public health system, has achieved record margins in the past two years.

Irregularities uncovered in France have shaken Orpea, the multinational group now dominating Ireland's nursing home industry. This investigation draws from inside sources and dozens of inspection reports to assess what the scandal means for its hundreds of residents and its expansion plans here.

Orpea had become a Paris stock market darling and a world leader in private care but it all came crashing down over the course of this year. A two-part investigation explores the impact on its recent drive into Ireland.

The HSE halted payments to the Mater Private amid concerns that it was being billed for hefty intercompany interest bills paid to a Luxembourg entity. The High Court has largely ruled in its favour.

For years, the Irish-headquartered medical supplier Covidien outsourced core functions to the US without paying Vat on transactions including preparations for its acquisition by Medtronic. The company’s successful tax appeal is now going down the legal route.