April Healthcare M&A Took a Hit

April Healthcare M&A Took a Hit

Correlation doesn’t prove causation, but the evidence is hard to ignore. April healthcare M&A took a hit as COVID-19 forced businesses to close, workers to stay home, and providers to divert all their attention toward treating the flood of infected patients. Compared with last March, April saw a 21% drop in activity and a 34% drop compared with April 2019. The decline was even more pronounced among the sectors. Long-Term Care, an unfortunately hard-hit industry from the pandemic, suffered a profound drop of 40%. Our colleagues on the senior care side used the word “anemic” to describe the second half of April for Long-Term Care transactions. Half of the month’s deals closed in the... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, May 8, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, May 8, 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. This week’s top deals include Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for $1.6 billion and Menarini Group’s purchase of Stemline Therapeutics Inc. for $629.7 million. To subscribe to our Health Care M&A deals chart and more, visit our membership site. HealthCareMandA.com is devoted to... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, May 8, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, May 1, 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. This week’s top deals include Molina Healthcare, Inc.’s acquisition of Magellan Complete Care for $850 million, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s purchase of a CNS drug portfolio for $300 million, and AMEDISYS, INC.’s acquisition with AsceraCare Hospice for $203 million. To subscribe to our Health Care M&A deals chart and more, visit our membership... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, May 8, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, April 24, 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. This week’s top deals include Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. ‘s divesture of its European product portfolio for $575 million and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. license agreement for Nexletol and Nexlizet in Japan with Esperion Therapeutics Inc. for $60 million. To subscribe to our Health Care M&A deals chart and more, visit our membership site. HealthCareMandA.com is... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, May 8, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, April 17, 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. This week’s top deals include TPG Capital’s acquisition of LifeStance Health, Inc. for $1.2 billion and Medopad’s purchase of BioBeats for $10 million. To subscribe to our Health Care M&A deals chart and more, visit our membership site. HealthCareMandA.com is devoted to healthcare merger and acquisition data for the serious analyst and investor. Every day, this... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, May 8, 2020

Healthcare M&A Deals, April 10, 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. To subscribe to our Health Care M&A deals chart and more, visit our membership site. HealthCareMandA.com is devoted to healthcare merger and acquisition data for the serious analyst and investor. Every day, this service alerts you to developments in all the key segments of the health care service and technology markets. Behavioral Health Care... Read More »