Dx Deals: New Premerger Regulations Could Slow Down Pace of Transactions
The new rules, which were approved by the FTC in October and will go into effect in mid-January, aim to put a damper on consolidation
The new rules, which were approved by the FTC in October and will go into effect in mid-January, aim to put a damper on consolidation
As 2019 came to a close, the biggest story in DX deal making was the pair of anticipated M&A deals that suddenly seem unlikely to happen. As a result, two major genetic testing companies will apparently continue as stand-alones in the coming year, one because it wants to and the other because it has to.
Will they or won’t they? The suspense continues over whether Illumina’s proposed rescue of Pacific Biosciences will actually close. The $1.2 billion cash merger, which was originally expected to close in mid-2019, is now on indefinite hold due to regulatory antitrust
Although briskness in alliances partially offset sluggishness in M&A, October was far less dynamic than September for strategic deal making within the diagnostics sector. Here’s an overview of the key deals that did come down over the 4-week period beginning in late September 2019.
After a brief summer lull, strategic deal making ramped up in September, especially in alliance making where volume nearly doubled last month’s levels. Here’s an overview of the long-term trends and key deals from late August through the third week of September.
From - Laboratory Industry Report
The strategic deal making pot continues to boil, despite the relative inactivity of the established market leaders like Quest, LabCorp and Abbott. Here's a look at…
From - Laboratory Industry Report
The pace of diagnostic deal making picked up from the end of March through mid-April. Here's a quick overview of the activity and…