Quadria Capital - Healthcare Private Equity Fund in India - Singapore and Asia-Pacific Region

The healthcare industry has been under immense pressure in recent years to cut costs and improve efficiency. In response, many healthcare organizations have turned to private equity fund for help. Private equity firms typically invest in companies that are struggling financially and need help turn things around. Private equity is a type of investment that is typically used to finance the purchase of companies or assets. Private equity firms usually invest their own money, as well as raised money from other investors, into companies or assets that they believe have potential for growth. In the healthcare industry, this often means providing funding for new initiatives or cutting costs through layoffs or other measures. Healthcare is an industry that has seen a lot of private equity investment in recent years. Private equity firms have been attracted to healthcare because it is a growing industry with strong fundamentals. Once an investment is made, the private equity firm will typi...

Private equity fund investments in the Indian healthcare sector showed a remarkable performance in 2021, as firms look to position themselves on the right side of change in an industry. The shocking second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has both benefited and stymied growth in the healthcare sector. Some locations, especially hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, are still struggling with increased operating costs from COVID-19 safety precautions, lost revenue, and staff churns. While other facilities, such as laboratories that pivoted to perform COVID-19 tests, unlocked a significant new revenue stream. India, being the generic drug manufacturer and vaccines has attracted more investments, with its export potential and the pandemic boosted the income of generic pharma. Last year a lot of money went into the sector, and it continues to go this year also. Healthcare devices, supplies, and services—which include providers such as doctors and dentists—have continued to dominate o...

While other businesses see ups and downs in investment due to external reasons, the healthcare sector remains intact at any point in time. So, like other industrial sectors such as FMCG, investment in healthcare also allows the investors to get a good return.  During the lockdown period due to COVID-19, the healthcare sector performed well, although some losses were seen in this sector as well. Experts say that the healthcare sector provides a good opportunity for private  equity funds in India .  According to industry experts, the first step in investing in any business is to understand the business. The healthcare sector in India is not as complicated to understand as it seems. There are multiple business models within healthcare and the subtlety of each business is different. Hence, you have to pay attention to details before investing.  Export Branded Generics Market Most companies in India sell branded generics in India and other developing markets. Th...

Healthcare in India is a large service sector in terms of revenues and is among the fastest-growing healthcare markets worldwide. The Indian healthcare industry is one of the fastest-growing industries with high participation not only in terms of revenue but also in employment. The Indian healthcare market is anticipated to rank among the top three healthcare markets in the world in terms of incremental growth by the current year. From a market size of US$99 billion in 2015 (as per PwC report), the Indian healthcare sector is expected to grow at 12% CAGR over the next decade due to increasing per capita disposable income, rising urbanization and growing health awareness, rapidly shifting disease pattern from acute to chronic and growth in domestic healthcare infrastructure.  The growth is also fuelled by the aging population, rising healthcare awareness, growing health insurance penetration, raising the government’s focus on providing universal healthcare, and the growing bur...

The healthcare sector has never been a priority sector for equity investment until the last few years. But lately private equity funds in India and elsewhere in the world are investing money in the healthcare sector. The reason can be thought of as - investment in the healthcare system saves lives along with an opportunity for good investment return. The investment in the healthcare industry promotes various advantages to the sector such as improved healthcare technologies and easily accessible medical services. India is an important healthcare market due to its large population and lack of basic healthcare amenities. The last few years have been very satisfactory due to tremendous growth in the health industry. Investors are coming with their big investments in the form of equity funds. Only government healthcare services are not sufficient to meet the healthcare needs in India. Hence, private equity fund must be encouraged to strengthen Indian healthcare sector. Witho...