Intense Transactional Activity Continues To Propel Biopharma Growth

Outcome Capital analyzed transactional activity by the largest biopharmaceutical companies in the three-and-a-half-year period between January 2017 and June 2020 to reveal development and therapeutic areas trends.

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Transactional activity – mergers, acquisitions and alliances – is an important tool that allows big pharma companies to maintain a competitive edge, ensure a healthy pipeline and reduce developmental risk by allocating resources towards promising candidates. Importantly, these transactions allow large companies to access innovation, typically provided by smaller entrepreneurial players.

For investors in the target companies, the prospect of an acquisition or partnership represents an attractive exit window with substantial...

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