Healthcare DIVE July 6, 2018
Dive Brief:
- The value healthcare sector deals increased to $315.74 billion, compared with $154.87 billion in the same period last year during the first half of the year, the New York Times reports, citing data compiled by Thomson Reuters. More than $2.5 trillion in total deals were cut in the first half of 2018.
- Some 36 deals — including a number in healthcare — are valued at $10 billion or more. Combined, those 36 deals make up about 38% of M&A activity for a total of $950 billion in deals — up from $243 billion in 2017.
- The healthcare sector ranks third behind energy and media entertainment in terms of total deal volume.
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