Biopharma Quarterly Dealmaking Statistics, Q4 2019
A Look At Financing, M&A And Alliance Activity October-December 2019
Executive Summary
Financing for biopharma companies increased by 19% in Q4 to $15.8bn. M&A value quadrupled, compared with Q3, thanks to nine billion-dollar-plus transactions, led by the buy-out of Nestle Skin Health, now Galderma.Among the key alliances of Q4 were recurring themes of gene therapy and oncology, but also big investments in oligonucleotide technologies.
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