Healthcare M&A Results Q1: One for the Record Books

Healthcare M&A Results Q1: One for the Record Books

Rebound might be an understatement. After the healthcare M&A market slowed down for most of 2020 due to the pandemic, deal activity has roared back in the first quarter of 2021, with a staggering 596 deals on the books, a 17% increase compared to the 509 deals announced in Q4:20, according to results in Healthcare Deals Database. And with quarterly earnings on the way, the number of deals will easily break 600. In terms of disclosed spending, dollar volume sits at a healthy $89 billion, a 27% drop compared with Q4:20, but the last quarter of the year is always full of mega-mergers, so don’t just take that number at face value. It’s a strange endeavor comparing healthcare M&A... Read More »