TLDR:
– EQT has launched a new healthcare private equity strategy, EQT Healthcare Growth, that will target the space between buyouts and venture capital.
– The strategy will focus on investing in companies that have de-risked from a scientific standpoint and are at a pivotal stage of development.
EQT has launched a new healthcare private equity strategy, EQT Healthcare Growth, that will target the space between buyouts and venture capital. The strategy will focus on investing in companies that have de-risked from a scientific standpoint and are at a pivotal stage of development. EQT believes there is a significant opportunity in this segment of the healthcare market, where companies have gone beyond the venture capital stage but are not quite ready for full-scale buyout. The firm has already closed its first investment as part of the new strategy, acquiring a majority stake in Swiss cloud-based medical technology company Nexstim for approximately €16m ($17m). With this new strategy, EQT joins a number of other private equity firms that are increasingly targeting the healthcare sector, which has been experiencing strong growth and offers attractive investment opportunities.
