Aster DM Healthcare Plans Pan-India Expansion

Aster DM Healthcare's merger with Blackstone-backed Quality Care India Ltd (QCIL) was an inflection point for the hospital chain as it embarks on an ambitious expansion plan, deputy managing director and promoter Alisha Moopen told Mint in an interview.

- Jessica Jani

The Bengaluru-based hospital group aims to expand its footprint across the country and become a pan-India healthcare leader in the next ten years, said Moopen. However, even as the company explores further inorganic opportunities, it is treading cautiously.

"It has to make business sense...transactions are hard to execute because Indian markets have become so hot," said Moopen.

"But if there's a great asset at the right price...of course, we'll look at it," she added.