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Device/Diagnostics Quarterly Deal Statistics, Q1 2015

 
• By Maureen Riordan and Amanda Micklus

Device financing rose slightly to $934 million in Q1, while acquisition value was down to just over $4 billion. Diagnostics fundraising dropped significantly to $597 million; M&A activity was dominated by NGS and Roche's transaction with Foundation Medicine.

Device financing reached $934 million during 2015's first quarter, a slight increase over Q4's $902 million. (See Exhibit 1.) Representing 37% of the financing total, follow-on public offerings drove most of the quarter's fundraising with $343 million, a significant increase over Q4's sole $12 million FOPO by implantable orthopedic device and biomaterials company Amedica Corp.[See Deal]

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