The raging mergers & acquisitions market in medtech is responsible for expanding personnel bases at large medical device companies, according to a report from EP Vantage. The market analysis firm analyzed growth across the medtech sector and reported that none of the top 15 medtech companies, chosen by market capitalization, had seen a net decrease in personnel over the […]
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The year of the medtech mega-merger
Source: EP Vantage.
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The $40 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions last year in the medical device industry made it the year of the mega-merger, according to EP Vantage, with deal value more than doubling compared with 2013.
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Last year was a tough one for the medical device industry, with acquisition activity down, M&A dollars cut in half and FDA approvals slashed, but at least it wasn’t the worst year that medtech has faced in the last decade – 2009 still holds that title.
