Private Equity & Venture Capital

LBO FOCUS: PE May Gain Ground Against Strategics in Health-Care IT Deals

LBO FOCUS: PE May Gain Ground Against Strategics in Health-Care IT Deals

  • February 29, 2016
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Private Equity & Venture Capital

LBO FOCUS: PE May Gain Ground Against Strategics in Health-Care IT Deals

As 2016 unfolds, turbulence in the public markets could lead to more opportunities for private equity buyers seeking to purchase healthcare information technology assets not only from strategic acquirers but from each other. Nirad Jain, a Bain & Company partner, said despite the current state of the market, he expects healthcare IT to continue to attract a lot of interest from sponsors. At its core, he said, healthcare as an industry is still far behind in utilizing technology, unlike retail banking and financial services.