Deal Values in
Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Industry Increased in Q4 2014
“Partnerships, Licensing, Investments and M&A
Deals and Trends in Pharmaceuticals - Q4 2014” report is an essential source of
data and trend analysis on partnerships, licensing, mergers and acquisitions
(M&A) and financing in the pharmaceutical and healthcare market. The report
provides detailed information on partnerships, licensing agreements, M&As,
equity/debt offerings, private equity and venture financing transactions
registered in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in Q4 2014. The report
presents detailed comparative data on the number of deals and their value in
the past five quarters subdivided into deal types, segments, and geographies.
The report also offers information on the top venture capital and advisory
firms in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
Publisher derived the data presented in this report
from proprietary in-house Pharma eTrack deals database and through primary and
secondary research.
Deal Values Of
M&A’s Increased In Q4 2014
Merger and acquisition (M&A) deals, including
asset purchases, recorded decrease in the number of deals and increase in deal
values in Q4 2014 with 204 deals worth $108.4 billion, compared to 360 deals
worth $35.7 billion in Q4 2013. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the number of
deals decreased and their values increased in Q4 2014, compared to 267 deals
worth $55.2 billion in Q3 2014.
The central nervous system therapeutics markets
recorded the highest number of deals in Q4 Q4 2014 and stood at the top in deal
activity. The market recorded 27 deals worth $86.1 billion in Q4 2014.
Partnership
Deals Increased In Q4 2014
Partnership deals reported a decrease in the number
of deals and an increase in deal values in Q4 2014 with 184 deals worth $8.3
billion, as compared to 208 deals worth $7 billion in Q4 2013. On a
quarter-on-quarter basis, the number of deals and deal values increased in Q4
2014, when compared to 140 deals worth $4.3 billion in Q3 2014.
Pharmaceutical and healthcare companies entered into
76 partnerships for Marketed stage products, which accounted for 31% of the
deals from Q4 2013 to Q4 2014. Products in Discovery phase stood second with 51
deals, which accounted for 21% of the deals.
Licensing
Deals Repoted An Increase In Number In Q4 2014
Licensing agreements recorded an increase in the
number of deals and deal values in Q4 2014 with 163 deals worth $11.6 billion,
as compared to 155 deals worth $6.4 billion in Q4 2013. On a quarter-on-quarter
basis, the number of deals and deal values increased in Q4 2014, when compared
with 124 deals worth $7.5 billion in Q3 2014.
Licensing agreements recorded increase in the receipt
of upfront payments and milestone payments in Q4 2014. The segment reported
$729.2m and $6.6 billion as upfront and milestone payments in Q4 2014, compared
to $296.3m and $5 billion, respectively, in Q4 2013. On a quarter-on-quarter basis,
the receipt of upfront payments and milestone payments increased in Q4 2014,
compared to $295.9m and $4.4 billion, respectively, in Q3 2014.
In licensing by phase, products in Phase II recorded
95 deals, which accounted for 26% of the total deals between Q4 2013 and Q4
2014. In second place, products in Marketed accounted for 23% of the deals.
Venture
Capital Investments Remained Same In Q4 2014
The pharmaceutical and healthcare industry recorded a
decrease in the number of venture capital (VC) deals and their values with 167
deals worth $2.1 billion in Q4 2014, as compared to 298 deals worth $2.8
billion in Q4 2013. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the number of deals
decreased and deal values increased marginally in Q4 2014, when compared to 233
deals worth $2 billion in Q3 2014. Deals in start-up stage constituted 54% of
the total deals in Q4 2014. In second place, growth/expansion stage financing
recorded 54 deals, accounting for 32% of the total deals.
Orbimed Advisors, LLC topped the list of venture
financing firms by participating in 20 transactions worth $695.3m in the last
five quarters (Q4 2013 - Q4 2014).
North America
Reported An Increase In Values In Q4 2014
North America recorded decrease in the number of
deals and increase in deal values in Q4 2014. The region registered 645 deals
worth $158.8 billion in Q4 2014, compared to 895 deals worth $66.7 billion in
Q4 2013. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the number of deals decreased and deal
values increased in Q4 2014, when compared to 689 deals worth $64.4 billion in
Q3 2014.
Europe recorded a decrease in the number of deals and
an increase in deal values in Q4 2014 with 339 deals worth $43.9 billion, as
compared to 350 deals worth $19 billion in Q4 2013. On a quarter-on-quarter
basis, the number of deals increased and deal values decreased in Q4 2014, when
compared to 257 deals worth $47.8 billion in Q3 2014.
Asia Pacific recorded a decrease in the number of
deals and increase in deal values in Q4 2014. The region reported 190 deals
worth $16.1 billion in Q4 2014, as compared to 278 deals worth $12 billion in
Q4 2013. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the number of deals and deal values
decreased in Q4 2014, when compared to 213 deals worth $18.8 billion in Q3
2014.
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