Long-Term Care Deals Hold Steady in Q2:17

Long-Term Care Deals Hold Steady in Q2:17

Merger and acquisition activity stayed virtually even in the second quarter, down 1% from the previous quarter, to 75 transactions. The quarter’s deal volume makes up 24% of the 315 deals announced within the past 12 months. Q2:17’s deal volume is 17% lower than the same period a year earlier. Source: HealthCareMandA.com, July 2017 Based on revealed prices, approximately $9.7 billion was committed to finance second quarter deals, an increase of 574% compared with the previous quarter and 299% higher than the same period in 2016. The second quarter accounted for 47% of the $20.6 billion spent in the last 12 months. Forty-four of the 75 deals disclosed prices, and two were more than $1... Read More »