The Wall Street Journal

PE goes earlier stage in health care investing – Bain & Co.

PE goes earlier stage in health care investing – Bain & Co.

  • April 17, 2015
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The Wall Street Journal

PE goes earlier stage in health care investing – Bain & Co.

Private equity firms investing in the healthcare sector are increasingly looking at earlier stage opportunities, says Bain & Company. According to Nirad Jain, a Bain partner and a co-author of Bain's latest report on global healthcare private equity, new services and technology have sprouted up around areas including so-called "population health management," which focuses not only the episodic care of illnesses but also preventive measures.