Device/Diagnostics Quarterly Deal Statistics, Q4 2014
A look at financing, M&A, and alliance activity October–December 2014
Executive Summary
Q4 device financing reached $902 million versus Q3’s $734 million, while device M&A dollar volume increased $19 billion, from Q3’s $4.9 billion. Diagnostics companies raised $750 million, an 85% rise over the previous quarter’s $405 million; although diagnostics M&A totaled just $1 billion, it was the most deal-active quarter of 2014 with 11 transactions.
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