The case for Healthcare remains strong: an interview with Julian Evans

The Healthcare sector encompasses all operational care-related assets spanning elderly care, adult care, primary care (GPs and dental surgeries) and childcare/ special educational needs, essentially any person-centred operational business.

Broad in its coverage, the case for investment remains consistent not only across the various sub-sectors but also across geographic borders. Globally, capital deployed into care related real estate equated to c.$38bn for the four rolling quarters to June 23, which accounted for approximately 4.3% of all global real estate flows.

North American capital was the biggest contributor to the sector, accounting for almost 68% of funds deployed last year whilst France and Belgium received the most cross-border inflows. Private capital was overall the most active amongst the various buyer types. However, on a net buyer basis cross-border, institutional and REITS emerged as net buyers.

The global pandemic not only crystallised the resilience of Healthcare as an asset class, but also its genuine significance as a sector. As private equity, REITS and institutional investors continue to chase the strong, long income generation, there is growing interest in Healthcare’s capabilities to aid ESG investing strategies.

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