Global Health Partner invests in Finnish Laastari Lähiklinikka

Global Health Partner invests in Finnish Laastari Lähiklinikka

Global Health Partner (GHP) has become a minority shareholder in
Laastari Lähiklinikka by participating in a new share issue. After the
share issue Laastari Lähiklinikka remains majority owned by management
and private investors.

Laastari Lähiklinikka builds and operates retail clinics that are
focused on treating common minor illnesses such as influenza, ear
infections, urinary infections etc. at a much lower cost than
traditional care providers. Retail clinics are primary care clinics
located in shopping centers and pharmacies, close to peoples' everyday
life. All treatments given in Laastari Lähiklinikka's retail clinics are
based on the medical best practices and the national medical guidelines.
The Finnish clinics currently operate in Kerava, Lahti and Helsinki.

As part of the investment, GHP's CEO, Per Båtelson, will join the
Laastari Lähiklinikka Board of Directors alongside, among others, Linda
Hall Keller, the former CEO of MinuteClinic in US. The investment
signals the companies' joint commitment to reshaping healthcare delivery
models as well as the joint commitment to the mission “Quality through
specialisation”. Through its investment in Laastari Lähiklinikka GHP is
also strengthening its presence in the Finnish healthcare market. On top
of providing primary care patients with better access to convenient and
high quality primary care, the retail clinic model of Laastari
Lähiklinikka will also create a more efficient and customer-friendly way
of handling pre- and post-operation follow-up visits for GHP patients.

With the new share issue, Laastari Lähiklinikka is taking the first step
in expanding the new cost-efficient primary care model from Finland to
other European countries, and reaching out for cooperation with larger
healthcare payer groups, such as insurance companies and public sector
healthcare financers. The investment also starts active cooperation
between GHP and Laastari Lähiklinikka aimed at supporting each other's
efforts in establishing operations in new markets.

5 October 2011
Gothenburg, Sweden
Global Health Partner AB (publ)

Queries should be addressed to:
Per Båtelson, CEO Global Health Partner, phone: +46 705 95 57 00
Ville Öhman, CEO Laastari Lähiklinikka, phone: +358 50 584 0346