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Q4:16 Healthcare Deals Continue Downward Drift

Deal volume has trended downward in 2016, after spiking in the second quarter with a total of 421 deals. The third quarter logged 375 deals, and the fourth quarter’s total slipped 2%, to 366 transactions. These are not major shifts, and every quarter since Q1:14 has reported totals of greater than 350 transactions. We may be witnessing the beginning of a real downward trend, if enough investors are spooked by the Trump administration and Congress’s efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. No replacement plan has been approved as of this writing a week after the inauguration of Donald Trump, although some senators have put forward their own plans to be debated. Healthcare... Read More »