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

The fact is, as we are living longer with an aging population, there is a growing pervasiveness of chronic diseases due to lifestyle changes and pollution; and populations are getting wealthier and want to use their disposable incomes to get access to the best treatments. So long as our bodies continue to survive sickness and fail, there will always be a need to continue innovating to find better solutions. Notwithstanding economic and regulatory pressures, there is an opportunity for the industry to continue furthering revenues through the discovery of new treatments or devices that physicians and patients find valuable. Encouraged by this logic and coupled with the low-interest rates and buoyant fundraising environment,  private equity firms  have been drawn to healthcare. Particularly in periods of economic inequality, investors have turned to healthcare somewhat in the same way that they have turned to precious metals or defensive industries. If one looks at the perf...

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...