Capital Structure 2024 Healthcare Insights Brief

Dry powder for M&A shapes capital structures for companies.

This was a key insight revealed by NeuGroup Peer Research in the results of our 2024 Capital Structure Survey sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank: Positioning themselves to do M&A deals is a top driver of debt targets and liquidity policies for NeuGroup member companies. This NeuGroup Insights Brief highlights key trends in the healthcare space, including:

• The growing reliance on debt to fund acquisitions
• The importance of maintaining liquidity for strategic investments, and
• How lower equity costs position healthcare as a less volatile sector.

With over 70% of healthcare firms reporting favorable equity costs and a significant focus on leveraging balance sheets, the survey offers insights into how treasury teams are balancing growth and financial discipline in a dynamic market.