RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 SPECIAL FEATURE REPORT: European Healthcare: <em>A Golden Opportunity for Private Equity</em>
JF The Journal of Private Equity
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 9
OP 14
DO 10.3905/jpe.2017.20.4.009
VO 20
IS 4
A1 Yair Erez
A1 Justas Grigalauskas
A1 Dmitry Podpolny
A1 Thomas Rudolph
YR 2017
UL https://pm-research.com/content/20/4/9.abstract
AB Aging populations, the drive for better preventive medicines, and the increasing reliance on the private sector to help societies pay for ballooning healthcare costs continue to make healthcare a prized sector, with returns higher than in most other industries. That’s as true in Europe as it is elsewhere in the world. Yet private equity participation in the region remains stubbornly low. Private equity firms have struggled to find attractive opportunities due to the fragmented and patchwork nature of European healthcare markets as well as strong competition between investors. The authors’ latest report examines how private equity can increase its presence in the European healthcare market.TOPICS: Private equity, developed, other real assets, portfolio construction