Healthcare Finance News March 9, 2020
The increasing size of healthcare deal values stemmed primarily from large buyouts, as the average deal size rose roughly 25%.
Healthcare private equity had a banner year in 2019, topping off a decade of remarkable growth. In the face of growing macroeconomic instability around the globe, total disclosed deal values climbed to $78.9 billion dollars in 2019, the highest values on record. Total deals reached in 2019 numbered 313, slightly down from the 316 deals completed in 2018.
These are the findings from Bain and Company’s ninth Global Healthcare Private Equity and Corporate M&A Report.
North American healthcare private equity investments made during the past recession saw a multiple on invested capital nearly 50% higher than other sectors. Valuation multiples...