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Private equity money finding sweet deals in mid-market

Healthcare, tech-related services are popular investment themes

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Joan Ng

Joan Ng

Published Thu, Apr 11, 2024 · 05:00 AM
    • Roll-ups of dental clinics can benefit from a lower cost of consumables, more efficient backend administration, greater ability to attract the right manpower, and the creation of higher barriers to entry for competitors.
    • Roll-ups of dental clinics can benefit from a lower cost of consumables, more efficient backend administration, greater ability to attract the right manpower, and the creation of higher barriers to entry for competitors. PHOTO: ABC WORLD ASIA

    THE middle market is becoming the space to watch as private equity (PE) deal-making picks up, industry players said. Targets are plentiful and there is no shortage of exit options.

    Within Asia, the developed markets of Japan and South Korea are top investment destinations; but emerging market interest is picking up. By sector, investors appear to be most bullish on healthcare and tech.

    Definitions of what constitutes a mid-market company vary, starting at an enterprise value of US$50 million and going all the way up to US$3 billion.

    Private equityHealthcareTechnology businesses

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