Mergers and Acquisitions in the Medical Device Industry

Business Insights
August 11, 2011
96 Pages - SKU: RET6489199
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Introduction

The medical device industry is highly regulated in the US and EU and is driven by innovation and technological expansion. The level of mergers and acquisitions is high, with a total of 171 deals in 2010. This drive toward increasing consolidation is influenced by several factors, most notably the acquisition of novel technologies and the achievement of sales synergies.

Features and benefits
  • Review the historical deal volumes and deal values of M&As in the medical device industry, and assess the key motivations underlying this activity
  • Learn from analysis of the top 10 deals in each medical device sector and their impact on the future growth of the industry.
  • Identify the major industry challenges and the deal strategies that have evolved in response to them in the various medical device sectors.
  • Gain from a comparative analysis of deal motivations in mature, growing, and emerging medical device markets.
  • Compare the trends in private equity investments, venture capital investments, and initial public offerings in the medical device industry.
Highlights

Aggressive consolidation between mid-market cap device companies reduced the pool of companies in this segment by 2007. Thus, the deals after 2007 primarily consisted of acquisitions by large market players of small companies with an innovative focus.

Some of the major trends in medical device deals include an increase in private equity investments, cross-border and cross-sector acquisitions, lower transaction values, a decrease in VC funding, and the increased preference for milestone payments over upfront payments.

Although large device firms have abundant cash reserves, the blockbuster acquisitions of the past decade have decreased the risk appetite of large players. As a result, VC-backed firms that have achieved commercialization of their technologies are becoming more attractive targets of acquisitions.

Your key questions answered
  • What are the major motivations underlying mergers and acquisitions in the medical device industry?
  • What are the various types of deals in various medical device markets and what is the range of deal values involved?
  • What are the major growth strategies governing medical device deals and how do they differ between mature, growing, and emerging market segments?
  • What are the major trends in venture capital investments, IPOs, and private equity investments across the medical device industry?
  • What are the top 10 trends in medical device mergers and acquisitions and what are the expected future deal strategies?


 

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