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M&A Analysis: No Spring For March Mergers

 
• By Catherine Longworth

M&A deal activity waned in March, with a total of 9 deals completed in the month, down from 12 in February and 17 in March 2016. This third month brought the total number of deals for Q1 2017 to 33, a significant year-on-year decline compared to 51 in the first quarter of 2016.

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M&A activity declined in March to 9 deals, compared to 12 in January and February • Source: Shutterstock

The seasons might be changing but the downward trend in M&A activity continued into March, with Medtech Insight's M&A deal tracker recording nine deals only for the month. The March total was down from 12 deals recorded in February and significantly down from the 17 recorded a year ago in March 2016. None of the deals last month disclosed their financial terms.

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