The Health Care M&A Report, Third Quarter 2017 is going to press, and we wanted to share a few relevant statistics. Following robust spending in the second quarter, the third quarter’s total is 57% lower. Here’s the chart.
Deal value in the third quarter totaled $42.7 billion, which was 57% lower than the previous quarter, and 13% lower than Q3:16’s $48.9 billion total.
Deals on the Technology side of health care usually take the lion’s share of spending in each quarter, and that held true in the third quarter. Technology deals accounted for 59% ($25.3 billion) of the quarter’s spending. The Services sectors contributed 41% ($17.4 billion) of the period’s spending.
In Q3:17, the median price was approximately $40.0 million, well below the previous quarter’s median price of $72.5 million. The average price of a transaction in Q3:17 was $369.1 million, based on 117 transactions that reported financial terms.
If you’d like more statistics regarding healthcare services and technology sectors, deals and spending, order your copy of The Health Care M&A Report, Third Quarter 2017.
