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

The COVID-19 pandemic has put health care funding back in the limelight. Though much of the current consideration on the sector has centered on the race to develop and deploy a Covid-19 vaccine, the reality is  private equity investment  into the health care industry has steadily increased over the years.  With intensified competition, dealmakers will have to take advantage of every means available, and technology has become a critical component of that effort. In today’s remote environment, sharing business intelligence, building relationships, and sourcing new business opportunities all need digital technologies. To be the best at using technology, dealmakers need a platform that is built to manage the complexities of deal-making in health care. Regardless of the investment plan, health care deals involve a complicated web of partners, sponsors, lawyers, lenders, and advisors. However, once firms adopt a technology platform created to handle deals, relationships, ...

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...

India’s growing healthcare services demand larger partnerships between the public and private sectors to build sound infrastructure and crucial resources needed to provide quality healthcare services to its people. The last few years have seen significant private sector funding by Private Equity Firms in the Indian healthcare industry but mainly in big cities and met with a mixed bag of commercial success. Given the fact the traditional means of private funding, there is a need for innovative modes of funding. This innovative private funding is asking viable business models that are relevant to today’s population’s needs and demands. Given the notable gap; it is evident that Indian Healthcare is poise to attract investments from the private sector both from within and outside of India. But to accelerate the investment in the healthcare sector, robust and conducive policy and regulatory mechanisms need to be in the place that will enable a shift in investment mindset. The key fa...