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CRO M&As Show No Sign of Slowing Down
With all of the activity in CRO M&As the past three years, it’s slightly amazing that it continues - and that analysts don’t see it slowing down.
With all of the activity in CRO M&As the past three years, it’s slightly amazing that it continues - and that analysts don’t see it slowing down. In fact, investment analysts speaking to the Partnerships in Clinical Trials event this month believe that from a Wall Street perspective, the publicly-traded CROs are heading into a three-year bull market. And from an investment perspective, these firms have delivered a 900% return to investors, said Eric Coldwell, Analyst for Robert W. Baird.
On the first day of the conference, ICON announced that it had acquired Aptiv Solutions, on the slight heels of private equity firm Cinven acquiring Medpace in late February, and the late summer 2013 stunners: PRA taking on RPS and Quintiles purchasing Novella Clinical after its return to the publicly-traded world in May. Other privately held CROs, which would not be on this list include Catalent, Cato Research, INC Research, and inVentiv Health.
And yet, the analysts gathered believe that M&A is going to pick up quickly in the next couple of years.
So how will this play out? What types of activity will the market see?
Click on the Applied Clinical Trials blog for more information.
What Every Pharma CEO Should Know About Unlocking the Potential of Scientific Data
December 11th 2024When integrated into pharmaceutical enterprises, scientific data has the potential to drive organizational growth and innovation. Mikael Hagstroem, CEO at leading laboratory informatics provider LabVantage Solutions, discusses how technology partners add significant value to pharmaceutical R&D, in addition to manufacturing quality.
FDA Approves Hikma’s Generic GLP-1 Agonist for Type 2 Diabetes
December 24th 2024Approval marks the first generic version of liraglutide injection, referencing Victoza, for improving glycemic control in adults and children aged 10 years and older with type 2 diabetes, alongside diet and exercise.
Key Findings of the NIAGARA and HIMALAYA Trials
November 8th 2024In this episode of the Pharmaceutical Executive podcast, Shubh Goel, head of immuno-oncology, gastrointestinal tumors, US oncology business unit, AstraZeneca, discusses the findings of the NIAGARA trial in bladder cancer and the significance of the five-year overall survival data from the HIMALAYA trial, particularly the long-term efficacy of the STRIDE regimen for unresectable liver cancer.
