A Record Year By The Numbers Email Editor As we noted in December’s issue, 2006 posted record-breaking activity in the health care M&A industry. Based on preliminary figures (more deals will likely be mined from the annual reports appearing over the next 90...
Subacute Behavioral Health Care’s Major Consolidator Email Editor We recently spoke with Dr. Barry Karlin, CEO of CRC Health Group, about the banner year that his company has been having. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, CRC is a provider of subacute behavioral...
Sixty-one Deals Announced Worth A Total Of $34.2 Billion Email Editor November saw a total of 61 mergers and acquisitions announced in the health care industry, down 21% from the 77 deals announced in October. Thirty-four deals, or 56% of the month’s total, were in...
Email Editor Eisai Co. Ltd. (T: 4523), through its American subsidiary, is acquiring four oncology-related products from Ligand for $205.0 million, or 3.87x revenue. The products include ONTAK, Targretin capsules, Targretin gel 1% and Panretin gel 1%. Eisai’s goals in...
Email Editor Based on preliminary figures, a total of 237 mergers and acquisitions were announced in the health care industry during the third quarter of 2006. The nine sectors of the health care services segment accounted for 136 deals, or 57% of the quarter’s total...
Three Family-Owned European Drug Firms Sell In One Week Email Editor Dealmaking in the Pharmaceuticals sector, as well as reporting on it, has often focused on two extremes: the merger of mega-pharma conglomerates at one end and the consolidation of generic pharma...