Chief Healthcare Executive February 15, 2025
Innovation, strategic thinking, and a favorable regulatory environment should drive more deals.
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are potentially set to gain momentum in 2025, driven by technological innovation, strategic consolidation, and a potential business-friendly regulatory environment in the US.
Healthcare M&A resilient in 2024
Healthcare organizations have been shifting their focus from aggressive expansion to strategic consolidation, emphasizing core platforms, operational capacity, and geographic reach. The transition reflects a maturing healthcare market.
Yet, the healthcare M&A has demonstrated resilience despite headwinds. For the 12 months through November, global healthcare and life sciences sell-side deals facilitated by Datasite, which annually supports close to 15,000 new deals, increased 4% year-over-year, while buy-side deals rose 10%. This early-stage activity signals growing investor...