In this issue, we present another installment of our quarterly review of dealmaking—for July-September 2006. Our data comes from Windhover's Strategic Intelligence Systems, which covers deal activity within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology, medical device, and in vitro diagnostics and research industries.
Consolidation among Big Pharma’s competitors told much of the story in biopharma M&A for the quarter: in the space of a week, Merck KGAA launched a $12.9 billion (CHF16.6bn) bid...