As takeover hopes build, 2018 provides a low bar to beat
Takeda gave biopharma’s M&A bill a big boost in 2018 but to see just how slow the year was, take a look at deal volumes.
Medtechs saw little advantage in scale in 2018
Big medtech is keeping its purse-strings closed – but private equity sees value in subsidiaries.
Few biopharma buyouts in quiet third quarter
The $6.6bn of M&A deals announced by drug makers in third quarter of 2018 marks the slowest three-month period since 2013.
Shikeda masks slow second quarter for buyouts
The money spent on biopharma acquisitions in the second quarter looks huge, but most of the total is down to one deal.
First-quarter acquisition activity lifts hopes for a big year
After a slow 2017, first-quarter biopharma acquisition activity could signal a turnaround.
Venture-backed buyouts hold their own in a moribund M&A market
Biopharma acquisitions slump in 2017, but venture capital-backed buyouts provide hope.
M&A comes back with a bang – or two – in medtech
The preponderance of large deals comes partly as a consequence of soaring market valuations; paradoxically, it is also a cause of them.
M&A: 2017 proves snooze-worthy on the acquisition front
Pharma and biotech takeover activity slumps to a five-year low in 2017.
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