Pharmaceutical Executive January 23, 2025
Mike Hollan

Ash Shehata from KPMG discusses how artificial technology has a lot to prove, although investors still see a lot of potential in it.

Pharmaceutical Executive: What’s causing the increase in M&A in 2025?
Ash Shehata: I think a lot of things. This year, it’s really about smart diligence. At the end of the day, there’s a lot of capabilities that we think are going to be driving that. Commercial success (operational and financial) and tax are driving a lot of the trends we’re seeing. There’s also some bigger groundwork underway for the healthcare and life sciences industry around global innovation, fueled by the future of AI.

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