Digital Health: A Regulatory Playbook for PE Firms and Other Private Capital Investors

Private equity (PE) and other private capital investors are continuing to explore digital health technologies as a key area of investment in the U.S.

Digital health is a vast area, and many PE firms and other private capital investors ask the question what are the highest-growth, scalable areas of digital health in the marketplace? The investors that do find ways to adeptly navigate digital health in the U.S. will gain a market advantage in niche opportunity areas, Sidley Austin reports. A basic playbook for digital health investments should include:

  • understanding the breadth of digital health;
  • identifying market opportunity and regulatory burdens;
  • staying nimble and informed in a fast-moving regulated environment; and
  • digital health as a path to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for strategic investors, sponsors, and sponsored-backed companies.

The full article identifies the key areas of digital health in the U.S. relevant to investors and associated due diligence, operational, and exit considerations. Read more.

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