RISING RETURNS
INDIA’S HEALTHCARE SECTOR SAW PE FIRMS INVESTING AROUND $2.5 BILLION IN 2022; IT WAS AROUND $2.1 BILLION IN 2021, PER EY
IN 2022, THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR DELIVERED STRONG RETURNS TO INVESTORS, MAKING UP NEARLY 16 PER CENT OF TOTAL EXITS AT $3.5 BILLION, PER BAIN & COMPANY
THE YEAR SAW KKR’S EXIT FROM MAX HEALTHCARE, WITH AN EXIT VALUE OF $1.6 BILLION IN FOUR YEARS. ANOTHER LARGE EXIT WAS EVERSTONE’S FROM SAHYADRI HOSPITALS
CARLYLE AND BRITISH INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ALSO EXITED DURING THE IPOs OF MEDANTA (GLOBAL HEALTH) AND RAINBOW HOSPITALS, RESPECTIVELY, IN 2022
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON GROWTH LED BY SCALE EXPANSION, INCREASED SPECIALISATION, AND COST OPTIMISATION INITIATIVES, WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN IMPROVED UTILISATION AND BETTER MARGINS
WITH ROBUST AND STREAMLINED MODELS EMERGING AFTER COVID-19, LISTED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HAVE GENERATED TWO TO THREE TIMES THE RETURNS OF THE NIFTY INDEX IN RECENT YEARS
The sound of construction crews working in commercial spaces has been a constant accompaniment to life in a metro city for the past few years. Earlier, this din was associated with some shopping mall coming up; then it was co-working spaces; in recent times, it has mostly been hospitals—either existing ones being given a glitzy makeover or new ones being built.
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A Man of Multitudes
IN A NEW BOOK, CAPTAINS OF INDIA INC. AND OTHERS PAY TRIBUTE TO RAHUL BAJAJ, THE TITAN OF INDIAN INDUSTRY
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
WITH THE GOVERNMENT OFFERING SUBSIDIES UNDER THE PM SURYA GHAR MUFT BIJLI YOJANA, MANY HOUSEHOLDS HAVE TAKEN A SHINE TO SOLAR ROOFTOP PANELS. BUT HOW MUCH DO THEY COST?
FROM GREY TO GREEN
WITH THE CLIMATE CRISIS BECOMING MORE ACUTE, GREEN HYDROGEN COULD BE AN IMPORTANT SOLUTION
ECO CHAMBER
DATA CENTRES ARE A VERY VITAL PART OF THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION THAT IS UNDERWAY, BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM: THEY CONSUME TOO MUCH ENERGY. AS DEMAND FOR SUCH CENTRES INCREASES IN INDIA, IT HAS NO OPTION BUT TO EMBRACE GREEN SOLUTIONS
THE GREEN BARRIER
THE EU'S CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM COULD MAKE INDIAN EXPORTS UNCOMPETITIVE, UNLESS EFFORTS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS ARE ACCELERATED
HUMANISING SUSTAINABILITY
THERE IS A NEED TO MOVE BEYOND INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING AND FOSTER A SENSE OF INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND SOLIDARITY
DE-RISKING THE BOOKS
INDIAN BANKS ARE BEGINNING TO TAKE BABY STEPS TOWARDS ADDRESSING CLIMATE-RELATED FINANCIAL RISKS IN THEIR BOOKS. BUT THEY MUST PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND ENHANCE PREPAREDNESS
PAYING FOR CHANGE
WITH EXTREME WEATHER INCREASINGLY PUTTING THE COUNTRY AND ITS ECONOMY AT RISK, INDIA SHOULD EXPLORE CLIMATE FINANCE PATHWAYS TO FUND ITS NET-ZERO JOURNEY TOWARDS A GREENER FUTURE
BEYOND THE BLIP
ESG HAS BEEN UNDER SCRUTINY GLOBALLY AMID ALLEGATIONS OF GREENWASHING AND RECORD REDEMPTIONS FROM ESG FUNDS. BUT THAT MAY JUST BE ONE SIDE OF THE STORY, SINCE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES HAVE BECOME CORE COMPONENTS OF COMPANIES' STRATEGIES
PROFITING FROM ESG
INITIALLY DRIVEN BY REGULATORY COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, BUSINESSES ARE INCREASINGLY VIEWING ESG AS A TOOL TO ENHANCE PROFITABILITY. BUT THERE IS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO