We are an investment boutique and advisory service that provides concierge level support for a select group of executive health industry clients. Our expertise includes funding for capital investments and financing for early stage health care companies. We also provide advisory services and market intelligence for other segments of the health care industry like health insurers, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical technology, health IT and early stage life science.
Senior Policy and Board Level Advisory Work
In addition to our business experience, our Senior Associates have years of experience in high level governmental affairs and often work with Ministries of the Economy, Health and other segments of the social and economic sectors.
The healthcare industry (also called the medical industry or health economy) is an aggregation and integration of sectors within the economic system that provides goods and services to treat patients with curative, preventive, rehabilitative, and palliative care. It includes the generation and commercialization of goods and services lending themselves to maintaining and re-establishing health.
The healthcare industry is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing industries. Consuming over 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) of most developed nations (18 percent of GDP in the USA), health care is one of the largest segments of most countries' economy. Total spending on health care globally exceeds US$8 trillion in 2024
For the purpose of finance and management, the healthcare industry is typically divided into several areas. As a basic framework for defining the sector, the United Nations International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) categorizes the healthcare industry as generally consisting of:
- Hospital activities;
- Medical and dental practice activities;
- "Other human health activities".
This third class involves activities of, or under the supervision of, nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, scientific or diagnostic laboratories, pathology clinics, residential health facilities, or other allied health professions, e.g. in the field of optometry, hydrotherapy, medical massage, yoga therapy, music therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, chiropody, homeopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture, etc.
The Global Industry Classification Standard and the Industry Classification Benchmark further distinguish the industry as two main groups:
- healthcare equipment and services; and
- pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and related life sciences.
The healthcare equipment and services group consists of companies and entities that provide medical equipment, medical supplies, and healthcare services, such as hospitals, home healthcare providers, and nursing homes. The latter listed industry group includes companies that produce biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and miscellaneous scientific services.
Other approaches to defining the scope of the healthcare industry tend to adopt a broader definition, also including other key actions related to health, such as education and training of health professionals, regulation and management of health services delivery, provision of traditional and complementary medicines, and administration of health insurance.