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Pharma Leads the Way in M&A
The pharma, medical and biotech industry is the leading sector for M&A activity this year, Mergermarket‘s Q2 M&A stats reveal.
The pharma, medical and biotech industry is the leading sector for M&A activity this year, Mergermarket‘s Q2 M&A stats reveal. The sector’s deals have been valued at US$252.5 bn, a 16.9% market share in global M&A. Deal value is 48.2% above the whole of 2013’s value, and four deals account for a 61.3% share in the sector’s total activity.
Pharma, medical and biotech companies were the most targeted during the first six months of 2014, says Mergermarket; the value already exceeds the annual values of every other year since 2006.
Deals valued at US$ 84.8 bn currently have a 19.9% share in total European M&A, a considerable increase from a 5.4% share this time last year. US bidders accounted for a 71.8% share of European pharma, medical and biotech M&A activity, with deals being announced for tax benefits such as the US$ 45.9bn acquisition of Ireland’s Covidien by Medtronic.
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.
Fake Weight Loss Drugs: Growing Threat to Consumer Health
October 25th 2024In this episode of the Pharmaceutical Executive podcast, UpScriptHealth's Peter Ax, Founder and CEO, and George Jones, Chief Operations Officer, discuss the issue of counterfeit weight loss drugs, the potential health risks associated with them, increasing access to legitimate weight loss medications and more.
