With a total of 184 deals announced during the fourth quarter of 2001, M&A activity rose a slight 1% against the previous quarter’s 182 transactions. This figure, however, represents a 24% drop against the 241 deals in the fourth quarter of 2000. For only the...
In the fourth quarter of 2000, the health care merger and acquisition market was dominated by the four technology and product-oriented sectors that we began covering last fall. With a combined total of 143 deals, the e-Health, Medical Device, Biotechnology and...