New Research Partnership – Andersen & GUBERNA

As an international full-service business law firm, Andersen brings extensive expertise in legal, tax, and financial matters within hospital structures and collaborations.

GUBERNA, as a knowledge institute and member network for directors, translates scientifically grounded insights from its Centre for Social Governance into practical guidelines and tools that strengthen hospital governance.

Hospitals are facing major challenges in various areas: mergers, public procurement, ICT, financing, real estate, tax, and stakeholder management. GUBERNA focuses on governance. Andersen contributes legal, tax and operational expertise to support well-informed hospital directors.

Within this partnership, we will combine our expertise in research, publications, and training initiatives related to hospital governance. Together, we aim to create stronger and future-proof governance through practical insights.

Today, we hosted our first joint initiative: the Hospital Governance Forum, centered on “Checks & balances in hospital governance.” The event also marked the official announcement of our new partnership.

“With GUBERNA, we combine our legal, tax, and operational expertise with thoroughly substantiated governance insights. Our goal is to give hospital directors a solid foundation to make complex decisions—from financing and public tenders to collaborations and real estate—in a transparent, responsible, and forward-looking way. Strong governance is a lever for better care and sustainable hospitals.”
– Koen De Puydt, Managing Partner, Andersen Belgium

“We believe that good governance can support the financial, clinical, and strategic performance of hospitals. By joining forces with Andersen, we aim to further uncover the specific governance challenges hospitals face and work together on practical solutions that help directors fulfil their societal responsibility.”
– Ewout Görtz, Senior Researcher Public & Social Governance, GUBERNA