German healthcare update: investments in medical treatment centres (MVZ) restricted

In Germany, a new piece of legislation (so-called Terminservice- und Versorgungsgesetz, “TSVG”) which, inter alia, restricts investment opportunities in medical treatment centres (Medizinische Versorgungszentren – “MVZ”) was recently approved by the German Federal Parliament, the Bundestag. The law will presumably enter into force on 1 May 2019 not requiring an approval by the Federal Council, the Bundesrat (representing the German states). In the past, private investors have acquired hospital