A healthy dose of deal-making: M&A trends in the US and Canadian healthcare sector

In the first quarter of 2018, M&A activity across the world hit a 17 year record high according to Mergermarket’s Q1 2018 Global M&A Report. This is an 18 percent increase in value compared to the first quarter of 2017. This increase was affected by the surge in deal-making seen at the end of 2017 which carried over into 2018 as the US experienced mega US healthcare deals. In fact, US M&A activity during Q1 2018 was reported to represent 44.2% of the total global share. According to data from Bloomberg, the healthcare sector has already reported $156 billion in deals and that this is the busiest start for healthcare M&A in over a decade. Deals have involved various parties, such as pharmaceutical companies, payers, investors, hospitals, and health systems. So, why did healthcare M&A have such an impressive year in 2017 and a strong start to 2018? Bain & Company has some ideas. Part of it may be due to the blurred lines between sectors as a result…

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