M&A Watch - Mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry

About the Healthcare M&A Watch Report

This report series covers trends and analyzes recent activity in the U.S. healthcare mergers and acquisitions market. Activity among the provider, payer, vendor and pharmaceutical/biotechnology sectors of the healthcare industry is comprehensively covered.

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Understand the M&A landscape and implications to consider
See trends and impact of deal activity among the different sectors in healthcare
Identify strategies for your organization's next deal
Identify target markets where the most deals are happening

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2013 Q1 M&A Watch Report | Data
2012 Q4 Report | Data
2012 Q3 Report | Data
2012 Q2 Report | Data
2012 Q1 Report | Data

Key Takeaways in the Q1 2013 Report

Despite a hospitable environment of greater certainty about healthcare reform and low interest rates, deal volume fell sharply in the Q1 2013 to 247 deals for $11 billion in value, down from 358 deals for $22 billion in value in Q4 2012.
There were few blockbuster deals, with just two topping $1 billion in acquisition costs.
Vendors were the most active sector. The single largest deal recorded was Cardinal Health�s takeover of AssuraMed in the vendor sector, announced on Feb. 14, 2013.
The West was the most active region for target firms, while the Southeast was home to the most buyers, which is not surprising given the concentration of for-profit healthcare companies in the region.

Sample graphics from the 2013 Q1 Report

Latest Healthcare M&A News

Despite ACA, report predicts decline in medical-cost trend for 2014 Jonathan Block | 6/18/13 - 2:00 pm Drugmaker Elan plans to explore sale of company Tom Murphy / Associated Press | 6/14/13 - 3:45 pm Is hospital consolidation overlooked cost factor? New York Times | 6/12/13 - 7:45 am Parallon Business Solutions to acquire Outsource Group Rachel Landen | 6/10/13 - 12:01 am AstraZeneca to pay up to $1.15 billion for Pearl Bloomberg.com | 6/10/13 - 12:01 am

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is Healthcare M&A Watch?
A: Healthcare M&A Watch is a digital report produced on a quarterly basis that covers trending and analysis of U.S. mergers and acquisitions among providers, payers, vendors and pharma/life sciences sectors of the healthcare industry. You can purchase the quarterly report individually for $199.

Q: I have a paid ModernHealthcare.com subscription. Can I get the Healthcare M&A Watch for free?
A: Yes, if you are a Premium Web subscriber. Premium Web subscribers have access to all the By The Numbers PDFs and research from Modern Healthcare Insights that are uploaded to our Healthcare Business Data Center.