Pharma Execs Jumping Onboard Private Equity Train
Controlling Deals Gain Ground
Executive Summary
More C-Suite level pharma executives are lending their domain expertise to private equity firms, which then use their skills for commercial due diligence on targets or in an operating partner role in portfolio companies once a deal is sealed. PEs are also increasingly opting for control deals, at least in India, with an aim to run the acquired firm professionally thereon.
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