Week of March 5, 2024 | Vol. 13, Issue 10

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Industry M&A Activity

Recent Transactions, Trading Comps, Market Reports, M&A Pipeline

Recent Transactions

An Overview of Transactions Within Market Sub-segments

Below are summaries and charts with the past week's transactions from the different healthcare sectors. For a detailed table showing data for each industry transaction click on any of the charts. Total transaction values are provided in USD millions.

Trading Comps

A Breakdown of Relevant Trading Multiples

This is a high-level breakdown of median revenue and EBITDA multiples for each of the specific subsectors.

Market Research

Insight Into Healthcare Related Industries

Bourne Brief: Navigating Tailwinds & Headwinds in Clinical Research Service

Bourne Partners - Nov 2023

M&A Pipeline

Representative Current Retained Sell-Side and Partnering Opportunities

Project Ester

Consumer Health | Strategic Partnering 

Partnering opportunity for launch and commercialization of novel OTC dry eye product

Project Ignatius

Pharma Services | Sell-Side

Acquisition opportunity of Phase I clinical research site



Project Nirvana

Pharma | Capital Raise

Investment opportunity in sterile injectable pharmaceutical manufacturer and compounder

Project Panther

Pharma Services | Capital Raise

Investment opportunity in OTC and personal care CDMO

Project Trident

Pharma | Buy-Side

Seeking generic liquids or established brands across all formats sold through the hospital / institutional channel

Featured Headlines

A Sampling of Industry Headlines

Societal CDMO Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by CoreRx, Inc.

Societal CDMO - Feb 28, 2024

Experic Expands Global Clinical Trial Storage and Logistics Services to Europe

Experic - Feb 27, 2024

Takeda and Biological E. Limited Collaborate to Accelerate Access to Dengue Vaccine in Endemic Areas

Business Wire - Feb 26, 2024

Telix Expands U.S. Development and Manufacturing Infrastructure with Acquisition of IsoTherapeutics

Globe Newswire - Feb 26, 2024

Charles River Labs partners with Wheeler Bio to integrate CMC platform

Fierce Biotech - Feb 26, 2024

Microsize Announces Expanded CDMO Relationship with Cerus Corporation

Microsize - Feb 26, 2024

Amgen boots up Ohio 'smart facility' where it plans to employ 400—and a trio of robots, too

Fierce Pharma - Feb 26, 2024

BioCina and NovaCina Forge Strategic Alliance to Offer Biologics Developers Integrated Drug Substance and Drug Product Solutions

PR Newswire - Feb 27, 2024

As historic MDMA decision nears, even J.P. Morgan eyes psychedelic investments

Fierce Biotech - Feb 28, 2024

Capricorn Scientific and ExcellGene Form Strategic Partnership to Support Biotech Industries

Biotech Newswire - Feb 28, 2024

Medidata extends contract with Thermo Fisher PPD, with AI solution a key focus

Fierce Biotech - Feb 28, 2024

Viatris and Idorsia Enter R&D Collaboration

Contract Pharma - Feb 28, 2024

Simtra BioPharma Solutions Announces $250+ Million Investment to Expand Sterile Fill/Finish Manufacturing Site in Bloomington, Indiana

PR Web - Feb 28, 2024

SCRI and AstraZeneca strike deal for cancer clinical trials solutions

Fierce Biotech - Feb 29, 2024