Health Care M&A Deals, September 25, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, September 25, 2020

The Health Care M&A deals chart is a selection of transactions announced during the prior week(s). The M&A transactions presented here are from our Deal Search Online database, which is updated daily to provide our subscribers with the most up-to-date information and trends in the healthcare industry. The largest deal of the week is Illumina, Inc.’s acquisition of GRAIL for $8 billion. GRAIL was founded by Illumina in 2016 and was spun out as a standalone company raising $2 billion. The company uses Illumina’s NGS technology to develop data science and machine learning and create the atlas of cancer signals in the blood, enabling multi-cancer early detection tests. Illumina... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, September 25, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, September 18, 2020

The Health Care M&A deals chart is a selection of transactions announced during the prior week(s). The M&A transactions presented here are from our Deal Search Online database, which is updated daily to provide our subscribers with the most up-to-date information and trends in the healthcare industry. The largest deal of the week is MetLife, Inc.’s acquisition of Versant Health for roughly $1.68 billion. With this acquisition, MetLife will become the third largest U.S. vision insurer by membership. The transaction will strengthen and differentiate MetLife’s vision benefit offering with one of the industry’s broadest networks of providers and plan options.... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, September 25, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, September 11, 2020

The Health Care M&A deals chart is a selection of transactions announced during the prior week(s). The M&A transactions presented here are from our Deal Search Online database, which is updated daily to provide our subscribers with the most up-to-date information and trends in the healthcare industry. The largest deal of the week is the divestment of MEDNAX Radiology Solutions by MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE: MD) for $885 million. MEDNAX Radiology Solutions, which consists of more than 300 onsite radiologists who primarily serve patients in Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Tennessee and Texas, and more than 500 teleradiologists, who serve patients in all 50 states. Its physicians interpret 11.8... Read More »
How Has COVID-19 Shaped the Healthcare M&A Market?

How Has COVID-19 Shaped the Healthcare M&A Market?

Examining the healthcare M&A market in 2019 may seem like a strange endeavor since, for many of us, it feels like an entirely different era. But there’s value in analyzing how the healthcare M&A market in August 2020 differed from the one in August 2019, even if they both represent radically different times. The snapshot of the past will help us see how the market has changed, identifying new trends and creating a roadmap for future acquisitions.  In August 2019, there were 149 transactions publicly announced, with $28.03 billion in disclosed spending, according to Deal Search Online. Transactions in the services sectors comprised the majority of activity in August 2019 at... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, September 25, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, September 4, 2020

The Health Care M&A deals chart is a selection of transactions announced during the prior week(s). The M&A transactions presented here are from our Deal Search Online database, which is updated daily to provide our subscribers with the most up-to-date information and trends in the healthcare industry. The largest deal of the week is Nestle Health Science’s acquisition of Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. for $2.6 billion. Nestle Health Science is acquiring Aimmune Therapeutics through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. The acquisition is an extension of Nestle Health Science’s food allergy portfolio, creating a broader spectrum of... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, September 25, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, August 28, 2020

The Health Care M&A deals chart is a selection of transactions announced during the prior week(s). The M&A transactions presented here are from our Deal Search Online database, which is updated daily to provide our subscribers with the most up-to-date information and trends in the healthcare industry. The largest deal of the week is Royal Philips’ acquisition of Intact Vascular, Inc. for $360 million. Intact Vascular will enhance Philips’ image-guided therapy portfolio, combining Philips’ interventional imaging platform and diagnostic and therapeutic devices with Intact Vascular’s unique, specialized implantable device to optimize the treatment of patients with Peripheral... Read More »