Dealmaking Quarterly Statistics, Q2 2020
A Look At M&A And Alliance Activity Across The Biopharma, Medical Device And In Vitro Diagnostics Industries, April-June 2020
Executive Summary
During Q2 biopharmas reached $5.9bn in merger and acquisition value and drew in $44bn in potential deal value from alliances. Device company M&A values reached $159m, while in vitro diagnostic firms and research tools players completed M&A activity that totaled $1.4bn.
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