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Pharma & Biotech Most Active Sector in UK M&As
The pharma, medical and biotech (PMB) sector, driven by the Novartis’s £8.6bn acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline’s oncology division, was the most active industry in UK M&A in H1 2014, with a 26.9% market share (£10.1bn), according to Mergermarket’s latest deal round-up.
The pharma, medical and biotech (PMB) sector, driven by the Novartis’s £8.6bn acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline’s oncology division, was the most active industry in UK M&A in H1 2014, with a 26.9% market share (£10.1bn), according to Mergermarket’s latest deal round-up.
However M&A activity targeting the United Kingdom - standing at £37.5bn in H1 2014 - represented the lowest half-year value since H1 2010 (£37 bn) and a 12.5% drop from H1 2013 (£42.9bn).
The Novartis acquisition was the only mega-deal in the region so far, and the lack of large transactions pulled the UK M&A value down in Q1. However, the second quarter witnessed a stark improvement (up 156.5% from Q1, from £10.5bn to £27bn) and represented the highest quarterly value in the country since Q2 2012. Needless to say, the proportion of PMB M&A in the UK and globally would have been considerably larger if the £69bn proposed acquisition of AstraZeneca by Pfizer had gone through.
http://www.mergermarket.com/pdf/MergermarketTrendReport.H12014.UK.pdf
Fierce Females in the Life Science Space
March 29th 2024In this week’s episode, in recognition of international women’s month, Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs has compiled audio clips from interviews with female KOLs that she's been fortunate enough to speak with over this past month for content across a few of our brands.
