Healthcare M&A for Third Quarter 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stephen M. Monroe, Partner
Sanford B. Steever, Editor
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Healthcare M&A For Third Quarter 2006, According To Irving Levin Associates, Inc.
NORWALK, CT – October 5, 2006 – According to a new Report from Irving Levin Associates, a total of 237 mergers and acquisitions were announced in the health care industry during the third quarter of 2006, a 13% decrease from the 273 deals announced in the prior quarter, Q2:06. Based on preliminary figures, however, a total of $74.2 billion was committed to fund the third quarter’s M&A activity, representing a 48% increase over the $50.3 billion spent in the year-ago quarter, Q3:05.
The Health Care M&A Market Third Quarter 2006
Dollar Amounts By Sector*
Sector
Dollar Amount
First Quarter 2006
Percent of  Quarter
Hospitals
$   33,500,000,000
45%
Long-Term Care
2,600,000,000
4%
Managed Care
390,000,000
<1% Labs, MRI, Dialysis 280,000,000 <1% Home Health Care 162,000,000 <1% Behavioral Health Care 0 — Physician Medical Groups  0 — Rehabilitation 0 — Other Services 623,000,000 1%    Services subtotal $   37,600,000,000 51%   Biotechnology $   16,400,000,000 22% Pharmaceuticals 16,100,000,000 21% e-Health 2,100,000,000 3% Medical Devices 2,000,000,000 3%    Technology subtotal $   36,600,000,000 49%   Total health care $   74,200,000,000 100% *Preliminary figures 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 (Q2:06) and the year-ago quarter (Q3:05). The Health Care M&A Market Q3:06 Deal Volume By Sector   Sector Q3:06 Deals* Q2:06 Deals %Change Q3:05 Deals %Change Services:     Long-Term Care 38 27 41% 29 31% Laboratories, MRI, Dialysis 15 9 67% 8 88% Home Health 12 18 -33% 21 -43% Hospitals 12 15 -20% 15 -20% Behavioral Health 9 4 125% 4 125% Managed Care 5 7 -29% 13 -62% Physician Medical Groups 5 8 -38% 8 -38% Rehabilitation 5 1 400% 1 400% Other 35 36 -3% 44 -20% Services Subtotal 136 125 -9% 143 -5% Technology:     Medical Devices 34 47 -28% 33 3% Pharmaceuticals 27 39 -31% 41 -34% Biotechnology 25 33 -24% 22 14% e-Health 15 29 -48% 14 7% Technology Subtotal 101 148 -32% 110 -8%     Grand Total 237 273 -13% 253 -6% *Preliminary figures Two technology sectors, Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, rank among the strongest players in the health care M&A market, accounting for almost half of the dollars spent in this market and half of the billion-dollar deals announced year-to-date. “Big pharma and biotech are both acquiring companies with late-stage drug candidates to beef up their development pipelines,” stated Stephen M. Monroe, managing editor at Irving Levin Associates, Inc., which publishes The Health Care M&A Report. “As their mature drugs, many of them blockbusters, lose exclusivity, these companies need promising, new candidates to replace the revenues that will be lost to competition, generic and otherwise,” added Sanford Steever, Ph.D., editor of the Report. Deal volume in the Long-Term Care sector remains high, promoted by record-low cap rates and ready capital seeking investment. “Several of the larger deals in the third quarter involved acquisitions by real estate investment trusts, or REITs, who are rebalancing their portfolios and taking advantage of quality properties coming on to the market,” commented Mr. Monroe. “While industry insiders anticipate a decline in activity down the road, investor enthusiasm in the short term continues to buoy the Long-Term Care M&A market.” 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