The year isn’t over yet, but it’s time to gather some stats for our year-end issue. It’s already fair to say that there were more billion-dollar-plus health care transactions announced this year than at any time since we began keeping records, in 1995.
So far, we’ve recorded 50 billion-dollar-plus transactions. Through November 13, their total is $333.3 billion. Even as busy as 2014 was for healthcare M&A (a record-breaker in deals and dollars), just 46 billion-dollar transactions were recorded, for a total of $325.2 billion. (Note: Beginning in Q3:12, only upfront payments were recorded as the price of the deal, without contingent payments. The data below has been adjusted accordingly for 2010 to 2012.) Be sure to check out the December issue of Health Care M&A News for the full story.
| Year | Billion-plus Deals | Total of Billion-$ Deals | % of Annual Spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 (YTD, 11.13.15) | 50 | $333.3 billion | 86% |
| 2014 | 46 | $325.2 billion | 84% |
| 2013 | 33 | $118.2 billion | 72% |
| 2012 | 26 | $86.9 billion | 60% |
| 2011 | 26 | $154.9 billion | 67% |
| 2010 | 37 | $129.2 billion | 62% |
| Source: HealthCareMandA.com |
