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NORWALK, CT – March 1, 2012 – According to Deal Search Online, an Irving Levin Associates M&A database, pharmaceutical M&A deals have totaled over $630 billion dollars committed to the industry during the last 10 years. Pharma was the single most active sector of the health care industry in the decade’s health care M&A market. Large pharmaceutical companies, with their significant levels of cash flow, have also helped drive the biotechnology M&A market as big pharma searches for new drugs.
The five largest deals in 2011 reported in the Pharmaceutical sector, according to Deal Search Online, are listed below.
Five Largest Pharmaceutical Deals Of 2011 Value Quarter
Takeda Pharmaceutical acquired Nycomed $13.6 billion Q2:11
Teva Pharmaceutical acquired Cephalon $6.8 billion Q2:11
Astellas acquired rights to kidney cancer drug $1.4 billion Q1:11
Eli Lilly acquired a diabetes collaboration $1.2 billion Q1:11
Forest Labs acquired Clinical Data $1.2 billion Q1:11
In the past decade, biotech M&A activity has also been increasing. In 2011, deal volume and dollars committed remained strong. Although 2011 did not surpass 2009’s decade-high 193 deals, buyer confidence remains and the average price per deal has risen.
The five largest deals in the Biotech sector in 2011, according to Deal Search Online, are listed below.
Five Largest Biotechnology Deals Of 2011 Value Quarter
Gilead Sciences acquired Pharmasset $11.0 billion Q4:11
H. Lundbeck acquired a CNS drug alliance $2.0 billion Q4:11
Vertex acquired two nucleotide drugs $1.5 billion Q2:11
Amylin acquired rights to a diabetes drug program $1.5 billion Q4:11
Alexion Pharmaceuticals acquired Enobia Pharma $1.1 billion Q4:11
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