PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J. Mark Pohl TI - Healthcare Asset Due Diligence: <em>Risks and Opportunities</em> AID - 10.3905/jpe.2015.18.4.026 DP - 2015 Aug 31 TA - The Journal of Private Equity PG - 26--30 VI - 18 IP - 4 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/18/4/26.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/18/4/26.full AB - Current healthcare due diligence leaves investors with a critical blind spot: due diligence is unable to identify an intellectual property variable that determines investment outcomes. This article shows how to find that variable, discusses case studies illustrating how that variable creates or destroys value, and provides a reliable framework to assure that your due-diligence team provides guidance that is not merely correct, but effective.TOPICS: Private equity, risk management, other real assets, manager selection