This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
We have now exited this investment. This is what we achieved.
Achieved impact
In 2014, we made an equity investment of $48 million in Narayana Health, an Indian healthcare provider delivering high quality, affordable healthcare services to lower-income patients. In 2016, we worked with the company on a successful initial public offering (IPO) and it is now an Indian Fortune 500 company. In 2018 we committed a loan to implement energy efficiency and renewable energy interventions.
At the time of our investment, Narayana Health was serving around 1.5 million patients annually in 18 hospitals. By March 2020, when we exited the investment, Narayana Health was treating over 2.5 million patients annually and had reached nationally recognised quality accreditation across 21 hospitals. When we made our investment, the company employed over 12,500 people. Through its expansion programme, it expanded its workforce more than 1.5 times and became one of the largest employers in our portfolio at the time of exit.
During our investment, we worked closely with Narayana Health to implement high environmental and social management standards across their hospitals.
We also provided Narayana Health with a loan to implement various resource efficiency solutions across several of their hospitals. These solutions have helped reduce energy demand and install rooftop solar to provide the hospitals with low-carbon energy supply. This loan yielded more than 2200 megawatt hours (MWh) in energy savings annually and increased recycling rates of paper and plastic ten-fold.
Expected impact
In 2014, CDC invested $48 million in Narayana Health to increase access to low-cost healthcare in India.
In 2016, we worked with the company on a successful IPO and it is now an Indian Fortune 500 company. In 2018 we committed capital under our Resource Efficiency Facility to implement energy efficiency and renewable energy interventions.
Our investment supported the company in rolling out its pioneering low-cost healthcare solutions, to deliver quality care to more than 2 million patients including in underserved parts of Central and Eastern India. Around half of Narayana patients receive financial support for treatment, either from the firm itself or through government schemes.
The company has also worked closely with governments in India on schemes to expand access to care. This includes developing one of the world’s largest low-cost insurance schemes with the government of Karnataka, enabling millions of poor farmers to access healthcare for premiums of about $1 per month.
It is estimated that India needs over a million more trained nurses. Narayana recognises that nurses are an integral part of its healthcare delivery and is helping to fill that gap by building teaching hospitals and specialist nursing colleges, and training thousands of new nurses every year.
When we made our investment, the company employed over 12,500 people. Through its expansion programme, it is now on course to create at least 8,000 additional jobs.
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Key facts
- Last updated
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- June 2024
- Project number
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An identifier number shared by investments in the same project.
- D3252
- Status
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- Exited
- Region
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The geographical region where the country is located. We currently invest in Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and the Caribbean. In 2023, BII’s investment mandate was extended allowing it to invest in regional funds linked to Ukraine, with the majority of activity expected to begin post-war. Investments outside these regions were made prior to 2012 under previous investment mandates.
- South Asia
- Country
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The countries where the investment delivers impact. Where impact is delivered in multiple countries, this is indicated.
- India
- Sector
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We prioritise those sectors that facilitate development and need our capital the most. Our priority sectors contribute towards many of the Sustainable Development Goals. They range from investing in the power infrastructure that will provide people with better access to electricity, to investing in financial institutions that direct capital to the individuals and businesses that need it the most.
- Consumer - Health
- Investment type :
- Debt
- Start date :
- October 2018
- End date :
- February 2023
- Amount :
- $1.25m
- Currency of investment :
- INR
- Domicile
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- India
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Related investments made by BII into this company:
| Investment name | Commitment | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment 01 | $48.24m | South Asia | Consumer - Health | December 2014 | Exited |
