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Lisa E. Phillips, Editor
Stephen M. Monroe, Partner
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NORWALK, CT – October 15, 2014 – Health care merger and acquisition activity increased again in the third quarter of 2014. Deal volume rose 10% versus the previous quarter, to 326 transactions. M&A activity in the quarter was up 19% versus the third quarter a year ago, when 275 deals were announced. Services transactions accounted for 53% of the Q3:14 deal total, and Technology transactions made up 47%.
The Health Care M&A Market – Deal Volume by Sector
Q3:14
Q2:14
Q3:13
Sector
Deals
Deals
Change
Deals
Change
Services
Behavioral Health Care
3
7
-57%
2
50%
Home Health & Hospice
13
15
-13%
12
8%
Hospitals
9
9
0%
23
-61%
Labs, MRI & Dialysis
8
7
14%
8
0%
Long-Term Care
80
61
31%
60
33%
Managed Care
5
8
-38%
6
-17%
Physician Medical Groups
14
15
-7%
15
-7%
Rehabilitation
5
5
0%
4
25%
Other
36
28
29%
37
-3%
Services subtotal
173
155
12%
167
4%
Technology
Biotechnology
27
34
-21%
25
8%
eHealth
33
28
18%
17
94%
Medical Devices
25
31
-19%
23
9%
Pharmaceuticals
68
49
39%
43
58%
Technology subtotal
153
142
8%
108
42%
Grand total
326
297
10%
275
19%
Source: Health Care M&A News, October 2014
Deal value hit a new record for third-quarter spending on health care transactions. The combined total for M&A activity in the third quarter reached $117.2 billion, which was actually 13% lower compared with the blistering pace for spending set in the second quarter ($135 billion). Even so, deal value in Q3:14 was 133% higher than the same period a year ago, when the combined deal value totaled just $50.2 billion.
Health Care M&A – Deal Volume by Sector
Q3:14
Q2:14
Q3:13
Change
Change
Services
$12,497,950,641
$12,420,352,900
1%
$17,371,175,000
-28%
Technology
$104,719,535,141
$122,581,805,148
-15%
$32,862,735,504
219%
Total
$117,217,485,782
$135,002,173,148
-13%
$50,233,910,504
133%
Source: Health Care M&A News, October 2014
Spending on transactions in the Technology sectors reached $104.7 billion, and accounted for 89% of the quarter’s total. While that total is a record for any previous third quarter, it represents a decrease of 13% compared with the high-flying second quarter. The Pharmaceutical sector made up 21% of all Q3:14 deals, but 74% of all spending ($86.7 billion). The majority came from the largest deal of the year announced so far, the $54.7 billion acquisition of Shire plc by AbbVie Inc. Five of the quarter’s 10 largest deals were for pharmaceutical targets.
On the Services side, deal volume increased by 12% compared with the previous quarter, with 173 deals. Dollar volume was stagnant at $12.5 billion, representing a gain of just 1% in the same period. Long-Term Care transactions reached a new record with 80 deals and $9.6 billion in spending. The sector’s deal activity comprised 29% of the total deal volume, and 8% of the total deal value.
“The third quarter was busy, and the fourth quarter could be even busier,” said Lisa E. Phillips, editor of Health Care M&A News. “Even though the federal government clamped down on companies taking advantage of lower corporate tax rates abroad, deal volume hasn’t slackened. 2014 could be one for the record books.”
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