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Financial Deals Industry Tracker - Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare July 2008 - a new market research report on http://www.companiesandmarkets.com www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/Financial-Deal ..
Synopsis
Analysis and opinion on monthly deal activity, along with the trend for the last six months for merger and acquisition (M&A), private equity, private placement, IPO, and secondary offering deals.
Introduction
This report contains extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis of monthly deal activity (including strategic alliances) in the biotechnology, healthcare services, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals sectors across global markets, with a specific
focus on key emerging markets. It offers insights into deal activity, deal rationale, and valuation trends.
Scope
Insights into deal activity across M&A, private equity, private placement, IPO, and secondary offering deals
In-depth analysis on all key sectors, namely biotechnology, healthcare services, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals
Geographical trends by primary regions and by key emerging markets
Detailed analysis of the deal activity during the month, along with the trend for the last six months by deal volume and value
Highlights
M&A activity in the biotechnology sector continued to increase, driven by significant interest from pharmaceutical companies looking to replenish their pipelines. Companies in the medical devices segment focused on increasing scale and product offerings, and have also attracted private equity investments.
The sector recorded 145 M&A transactions worth $73.4 billion in July 2008, witnessing an increase of 29.5% in volume terms and registering an increase of 5.3 times in value terms, compared to the last six month (Jan 2008Jun 2008) average.
Venture capital and public offering activity remained buoyant against the last six month average. Private placement deals decreased by 23.7% and 64.9% in volume and value terms, respectively, as compared with the last six month average.
Reason to Purchase
Understand which sectors are experiencing the most activity, and which type of investor, and advisor are playing the significant roles
Find out how key deals are changing the competitive landscape of your business
Find out how companies in pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry are raising funds through capital markets, private equity, and private placement deals
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