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LDC healthcare sector dinner brings together industry leaders
10 Nov 2026
Last week, LDC hosted business leaders from across the healthcare sector for its annual national healthcare dinner in London.
Hosted by LDC’s national healthcare sector team, the evening brought together a range of leaders from across the industry to network, share perspectives and discuss some of the opportunities and challenges shaping the healthcare market today.
A panel discussion was hosted by Dr Amit Thaper, Investment Director at LDC, and Emma Borrie, Investment Manager, with contributions from two LDC portfolio company leaders, Mike Turner, CEO of Cora Health, and Laura Earnshaw, CEO and Founder of myHappymind.
The discussion explored a range of issues affecting healthcare businesses and their growth plans. Three key themes included:
- How leading healthcare businesses are innovating in their sector, including the use of data and technology to better serve customer needs.
- Current perspectives on how private providers can deliver value to the public sector through innovation and technology.
- Different private equity journeys in the healthcare sector from transformational mergers to founding a healthcare business and taking private equity investment for the first time.
It was great to bring together leaders from across the healthcare sector and hear first-hand their perspectives on the opportunities and challenges shaping the market. Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to our panel speakers for sharing their experiences and insights.”
Supporting ambitious healthcare businesses
LDC has a long-standing track record of supporting management teams across healthcare services, pharma services and HealthTech & devices. Over the last decade, we have invested £448m in 19 healthcare businesses, with a combined enterprise value of £902m on entry. Our exited healthcare businesses have achieved average revenue growth of 133% and average enterprise value growth of 193% during our investment period.
From all corners of the UK, we have worked with ambitious management teams to help them pursue a range of growth strategies, from organic expansion and buy and build to developing new products and entering international markets.
The strength of that experience was also recognised recently when LDC Investment Director Grant Goodwin was named a finalist in the Equity Investor category of the HealthInvestor Power List 2026. The category recognises investors who have made successful investments in impactful businesses and supported effective investment strategies.
To find out more about our support of healthcare businesses, visit the healthcare sector hub.