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Biopharma Quarterly Dealmaking Statistics, Q3 2015

A look at financing, M&A and alliance activity July–September 2015

 
• By Maureen Riordan and Amanda Micklus

Biopharma financing totaled $9.7 billion, almost half from follow-on public offerings; there was big consolidation in the generics and health services industries. AstraZeneca signed a dozen partnerships, many of which focused on oncology.

Third-quarter biopharma financing totaled $9.7 billion from 139 deals, a 37% decrease from Q2's $15.4 billion (from 194 deals). (See Exhibit 1.) Even though numbers were down, 20% of the Q3 transactions reached $100 million or greater and the average deal value was $70 million. (In comparison, 18% of the Q2 financings were $100 million or greater, while the average deal value was $79 million – greatly inflated by Endo International PLC's $2.2 billion FOPO [See Deal]; without including this financing, the Q2 average deal value was $68 million.)

Exhibit 1

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