Vietnam healthcare market a big draw for investors

Later in the year, Hậu Giang Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (DHG) became a subsidiary of Japan’s Taisho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd after the latter acquired an additional 20.6 million shares in the former to increase its stake to 50.78 per cent. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI: Last year, VinaCapital’s flagship fund, Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF), invested US$25 million in a private hospital operator, Tâm Trí Medical Joint Stock Company.

The deal gave VOF a stake in the company, which owns a hospital each in Ho Chi Min, Đồng Tháp Province, Nha Trang City, and Đanang with a total 500 beds and more than 700 employees.