Nigeria Healthcare Development Fund
The Nigeria Healthcare Development Fund (“NHDF”) is a Naira-denominated Healthcare-focused Private Equity (PE) Fund set up under a Trust structure to unlock investment capital for the Healthcare industry from Nigerian pension funds, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. The Fund’s management team is made up of professionals with extensive experience in healthcare investing and operations, financial advisory and infrastructure development.
The Fund is seeking investment opportunities across the entire healthcare value chain and has as its primary objective, the development of a resilient, large-scale ecosystem of city-based assets designed to meet the healthcare needs of a growing population.
NHDF Objective
The Fund’s primary objective is the development of a resilient, large-scale ecosystem of city-based assets designed to meet the healthcare needs of a growing population. The Fund has achieved first close at N7.5 Billion and is seeking investment opportunities across the entire healthcare value chain such as:
- Hospital networks (primary, secondary and tertiary care)
- Super-specialty clinical verticals (oncology, cardiology, diabetes, dialysis, ophthalmology, dentistry and mental health)
- Integrated diagnostics & integrated pharmaceutical networks
- Education and training facilities (nursing and allied medical services)
- Healthtech opportunities that present a unique scaling and impact proposition
- Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) & Comprehensive health insurance
Investment Criteria
➊ Providing quality healthcare services across entire value chain
➋ Strong management and operational capability
➌ High quality clinical and support staff
➍ Owned or leased infrastructure in attractive locations
➊ Seek opportunities drawn from entire healthcare value chain
➋ Multiple income streams & Diverse client base
➌ Clear view on regulatory landscape and likely impact on business
➊ Current or future market leader
➋ Cost leadership
➌ Capacity for innovation, differentiation and acceleration
➍ Strong barriers to entry
➎ Brand strength
➏ Above average growth potential
➊ Avoid pure play technology companies due to fast-changing landscape
➋ Select companies able to leverage technology to scale-up and broaden scope of operations
➊ Strong profitability margins relative to peers
➋ Strong growth prospects in early stage companies
➌ Guaranteed revenues or secured cashflows
➊ Seek investment opportunities able to deliver substantial scale economies
➋ Platform or ecosystem orientation, not stand-alone
➌ Adopt a buy and build approach
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