Global Healthcare Private Equity and Corporate M&A Report

Investoren betrachten den Gesundheitssektor weiterhin als sicheren Hafen in einem möglichen wirtschaftlichen Abschwung, daher bleibt der Wettbewerb in der Branche hoch. Der jährliche Bain-Report befasst sich mit dem Status quo der Investitionen in das Gesundheitswesen sowie den künftigen Entwicklungen. (Hier können Sie den Report herunterladen.)

Gesundheitswesen

Letter from Kara Murphy and Nirad Jain

In a banner year, competition for assets shows no signs of abating.

Gesundheitswesen

Year in Review: Mega-Deals im Gesundheitssektor weisen die Richtung

Investoren stürzten sich im Vorfeld eines möglichen Abschwungs auf krisenfeste Investitionen im Gesundheitssektor.

Gesundheitswesen

Getting Healthcare Deals Done in a Crowded Market

Funds look to partners, public markets, nontraditional assets and new value-creation theses.

Gesundheitswesen

North America: Ample Capital Pushes Deal Activity to Record Levels

Growth stems from large take-private deals, more clarity on regulations and buy-and-build activity in the provider sector.

Gesundheitswesen

Europe: Robust Activity Despite Long-Term Uncertainty

Regulatory and political shifts, such as Brexit and pending German reforms, could actually create investment opportunities in the short term.

Gesundheitswesen

Asia-Pacific: Surging Consumer Demand for Healthcare

Buyouts thrive on rising incomes and aging populations in China and India.

Private Equity

Providers: A Push into New Segments

Investors explore new spaces in physician practice management and retail health assets.

Private Equity

Payers: Assets that Help Increase Operational Efficiencies

Corporate acquirers that can pay a premium are edging out PE funds.

Private Equity

Biopharma: Strong Activity in the Face of Regulatory and Pricing Pressures

Long intellectual property cycles and durable demand attract investors.

Private Equity

Medtech: Carve-Outs and Take-Privates Abound as Corporates Refocus on Their Core

Investors like the sector’s high profit margins and recession-resistant characteristics.

Private Equity

Healthcare IT: Harnessing Data to Improve Patient Outcomes

Buyers flock to electronic medical records and revenue cycle management.

Private Equity

Corporate M&A: Healthcare Acquisitions Feed Revenue Growth

To maximize value, companies need an airtight integration thesis.

Private Equity

Exits: A Return to Steady State as Recession-Vintage Assets Clear

Holding periods for healthcare investments returned to between three and five years.

Gesundheitswesen

2019 and Beyond: An Oasis of Calm?

The jury is out on whether the next round of healthcare investments will generate returns on par with previous buyouts.

Technologie

Understanding the Five Types of AI Consumers

While many still hesitate over trust and security, early adopters are already shaping the future of AI engagement.

Advanced Analytics

What Type of Generative AI Consumer Are You?

AI is becoming a bigger part of everyday life—but how do you engage with it? Are you skeptical, curious, or an avid user? Take this quick survey to discover your generative AI persona and see where you fit in the world of AI.

Konsumgüter

LEAP to Win: A Playbook for Consumer Products Multinational Corporations in India

Learn how to navigate—and win—in one of the world’s most promising emerging consumer products markets.

Customer Experience

Customers Want Relationships, Not Just Easy Experiences

Five notable trends are shaping the future of CX.

Kundenstrategie und Marketing

The B2B Growth Divide: What Sets Winners Apart

Industry leaders excel in AI and supporting technologies, sales plays, pricing, and productivity.

Informationstechnologie

Parsing How Winners Use AI

High-growth firms invest more in the technology foundation to realize greater efficiencies and productivity from AI while low-growth firms lag.

Kundenstrategie und Marketing

How to Ignite Two Times More Growth Out of Sales Plays

Achieving predictable growth through sales plays requires following six best practices—the hardest of which is integrating the system into the revenue technology stack.

Kundenstrategie und Marketing

Expanding Profit Margin Through Intelligent Pricing

How leading firms use technology to strategically set prices and master the value story.

Kundenstrategie und Marketing

The Quest for Ever-Greater Efficiencies

Commercial productivity entails senior sponsorship and sometimes spending more on the right initiatives.

Gesundheitswesen

A New Prescription for US Pharmacy

As drug store retail chains rightsize, mass merchants and grocers are best positioned to pick up the scripts.

Versicherer und Leistungserbringer

The Healthcare AI Adoption Index

A survey of more than 400 healthcare buyers reveals what’s fueling their AI experimentation and pinpoints opportunities for innovation partners.

Konsumgüter

US Consumer Health Update

Consumer outlook readings plummet, led by upper-income households most exposed to equity market contraction.

Industriegüter und -services

Humanoid Robots at Work: What Executives Need to Know

The convergence of AI, cost, and dexterity is putting humanoid robots on a fast track to adoption.

Private Equity

NAV Loans Under the Microscope with 17Capital’s Pierre-Antoine de Selancy

We ask a leader in NAV loans about the enthusiasm and the skepticism around this growing trend.

Digitalisierung

Google Cloud Next 2025: AI Moves from Possibility to Foundation

Seven takeaways for executives.

Finanzdienstleistungen

M&A Is Back in US Banking

But it’s not a cinch. Beyond the standard merger playbook, banks that avoid pitfalls in scale, technology, and customer experience will emerge stronger.

Customer Experience

Marketing’s New Middleman: AI Agents

From discovery to decision, large language models are starting to gatekeep the marketing funnel, so brand stewards must learn to speak their language.

Technologie

Why Generative AI Exceeds Expectations in Marketing

Generative AI accelerates content creation, personalization, and testing—empowering marketers to deliver better outcomes at lower cost.

Energiewirtschaft

Energy Executives Double Down on Core Business

Amid global turbulence and a slowing energy transition, a growing share of leaders are concentrating on the core.

Private Equity

Inside Bain’s 2025 Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report

Bain partners share the trends and insights that are setting the pace for private equity in Asia-Pacific.

Operations

Tariffs: The End of the Beginning?

Companies need a war room for today and a blueprint for a tomorrow in which the free movement of goods, capital, IP, and people cannot be taken for granted.

Industriegüter und -services

Top Performers Unlock More Revenue from Sustainability

Across global industries, leaders are capturing more revenue from sustainable products—and some expect the momentum to build.

Finanzdienstleistungen

Customers Prefer Digital Banks’ Basic Accounts

To strengthen loyalty, traditional banks can modernize their legacy technology and center the account experience around users’ priorities.

Private Equity

Full Speed Ahead with Hamilton Lane’s Erik Hirsch

In the second of our two-part series, we learn how Hamilton Lane is building an analytics engine that can serve both institutional and individual investors.