M&A First Quarter Report from 2007

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Stephen M. Monroe, Partner
Sanford B. Steever, Editor
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Health Care M&A Dollar Volume Remains Strong In First Quarter 2007 According To New Report From Irving Levin Associates, Inc.
NORWALK, CT – April 16, 2007 – According to a new Report from Irving Levin Associates, a total of 221 mergers and acquisitions were announced in the health care industry during the first quarter of 2007, an 8% decrease from the 241 deals announced in the year-ago quarter, Q1:06. Based on preliminary figures, however, a total of $73.2 billion was committed to fund the first quarter’s M&A activity, representing a 69% increase over the $43.2 billion spent during Q1:06. About $16.5 billion, or nearly one-fourth of the quarter’s total amount, came from private equity and other financial buyers.
The Health Care M&A Market First Quarter 2007
Dollar Amounts By Sector*
Sector
Dollar Amount
First Quarter 2007
Percent of  Quarter
Hospitals
$   7,000,000,000
10%
Long-Term Care
3,100,000,000
4%
Managed Care
3,000,000,000
4%
Rehabilitation
245,000,000
<1% Labs, MRI, Dialysis 136,700,000 <1% Behavioral Health Care                37,500,000 <1% Home Health 2,686,000 <1% Physician Medical Groups  0 — Other Services 4,100,000,000 6%    Services subtotal $   7,619,468,000 24% Pharmaceuticals $ 26,100,000,000 36% Medical Devices 23,100,000,000 31% Biotechnology 6,300,000,000 9% e-Health 114,400,000 <1%    Technology subtotal $ 55,614,400,000 76% Total health care $ 73,233,686,000 100% *Preliminary figures The health care technology segment attracted the largest amount of capital, capturing roughly three dollars out of every four invested in health care M&A. The quarter also posted 14  billion-dollar deals across all sectors, at a rate of better than one a week, worth a combined total of $57.2 billion. The number of deals announced in each sector of the health care industry appears in the chart below, along with comparisons to the prior quarter (Q4:06) and the year-ago quarter (Q1:06). The Health Care M&A Market Q1:07 Deal Volume By Sector  Sector Q1:07 Deals* Q4:06 Deals % Change Q1:06 Deals % Change Services Segment:           Long-Term Care 33 43 -23% 34 -3% Home Health Care 10 11 -9% 11 -9% Hospitals 10 16 -38% 12 -17% Labs, MRI, Dialysis 9 6 50% 13 -31% Physician Groups 9 5 80% 14 -36% Behavioral Health Care 4 4 0% 4 0% Managed Care 4 7 -43% 9 -56% Rehabilitation 1 2 -50% 1 0% Other 20   30 -33%   34 -41%    Services Subtotal 100 124 -19% 132 -24%             Technology Segment:           Medical Devices 39 33 18% 35 11% Biotechnology 37 33 12% 24 54% Pharmaceuticals 33 33 0% 38 -13% e-Health 12 14 -14% 12   0%    Technology Subtotal 121 113 7% 109 11% Grand Total 221 237 -7% 241 -8% *Preliminary figures Two technology sectors, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, rank among the strongest in the health care M&A market, accounting for more half of the dollars spent in this market. “Despite the spate of new and promising technologies driving innovation, big pharma and medical device companies continue to tap the market for proven technologies and marketed products, blockbusters if they can afford them,” stated Sanford Steever, Ph.D., editor of the Health Care M&A Report. “Medical device companies, in particular, sought to acquire established diagnostic tests and technologies to balance their portfolios of therapeutic devices,” added Mr. Steever. Dealmaking in the Long-Term Care sector remains robust, promoted by record-high valuations in the seniors housing industry. “The chance to capitalize on market opportunities which seem too good to pass up has produced many willing sellers, who have been matched, at least in the short term, by willing buyers,” commented Stephen M. Monroe, managing editor at Irving Levin Associates. For more information on The Health Care M&A Report, or for a subscription to any Irving Levin publications, call 800-248-1668.  Irving Levin Associates, Inc., established in 1948, has headquarters in Norwalk, CT and is online at www.levinassociates.com.  This privately held corporation publishes research reports and newsletters, and maintains merger and acquisition databases, on the health care and senior housing markets. Click here to get more information on any of our Publications. Back to top