Healing Hands Clinic (“Healing Hands”), the largest proctology-focused specialist clinic chain in India, today announced that it has secured an investment from L Catterton, a leading global consumer focused investment firm. The transaction marks the beginning of a partnership between Healing Hands  and L Catterton that will enable the chain to further expand across the country and make high-quality  anorectal care more accessible to communities nationwide. 

Demand for proctology services in India has been rising on the back of increasingly sedentary lifestyles  and greater awareness of available options for treating anorectal conditions. Seeking to better meet the  needs of this underserved segment, Healing Hands Co-Founders Dr. Ashwin Porwal, Dr. Snehal Porwal,  and Roshan Porwal set out 12 years ago to build a specialist practice dedicated to addressing all stages  of such conditions. 

“Healing Hands has created a differentiated consumer healthcare brand by taking a patient-first  approach to deliver superior clinical outcomes,” commented L Catterton India Executive Chairman  Sanjiv Mehta. “We are glad to be able to support its continued work to provide compassionate and  effective anorectal care nationwide.” 

Committed to providing comprehensive outpatient and inpatient care, Healing Hands combines  allopathic medical services and treatments with innovative plant-based solutions. This holistic model,  together with its devotion to providing uplifting experiences with a warm human touch, has won it best in-class patient satisfaction and also recognition as an employer of choice among doctors. 

L Catterton Partner and Co-Head of India Anjana Sasidharan added, “Healing Hands’ focus on quality  care has enabled it to scale from a single clinic in Pune in 2013 to a network of 36 clinics spanning  14 cities in India, while being bootstrapped. We are proud to partner with Ashwin, Snehal, and Roshan  and look forward to bringing Healing Hands to more people across the country.” 

“Partnering with L Catterton is a key milestone in our journey to build India’s most trusted name in  anorectal care,” said Healing Hands Co-Founders Dr Ashwin Porwal and Dr. Snehal Porwal. “The firm’s values align with ours and it has strong operating capabilities, making it an ideal partner who we are  pleased to welcome as Healing Hands’ only external investor. We look forward to leveraging its global  experience and expertise in the consumer healthcare space to further expand our network of clinics,  deliver a consistently high quality of care, and broaden access to our plant-based solutions in order to  better serve patients.”

Roshan Porwal, Co-Founder and Director, Healing Hands, added, “This partnership is designed not only  to accelerate our expansion, but primarily to amplify our purpose. With L Catterton’s strategic guidance  and our proven clinical excellence, we aim to make quality anorectal care accessible to every Indian city.” 

L Catterton has substantial experience in building healthcare brands across the world. Current and past  investments in the space include ClearChoice, Espaçolaser, Femme – Laboratório da Mulher, Functionalab,  FYidoctors, Ideal Image, OdontoCompany, PatientPoint Health Technologies, and Thorne HealthTech.