Device/Diagnostics Quarterly Deal Statistics, Q1 2012

A look at financing, M&A, and alliance activity January–March 2012

22 Jun 2012

Medical device companies raised $1.1 billion, a 40% increase over Q4 2011’s $800 million. Two billion-dollar deals in the resuscitation market boosted device acquisition activity to $4.2 billion. Twenty diagnostics financings brought in a collective $302 million, soaring above the previous quarter’s $269 million. There were seven diagnostics M&A deals completed, totaling $589 million – down yet again.

Medical device companies raised a total of $1.1 billion during the first quarter of 2012, a 40% increase over Q4 2011’s $800 million, and a much stronger start to the year than 2011’s opening quarter of $732 million. (See Exhibit 1.)

Exhibit 1

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