Biopharma merger and acquisition value for the third quarter of 2023 reached $13.6bn from 33 transactions, 16 of which had disclosed values. Making up over half (54%) of that total was Biogen’s $7.3bn buy of Reata Pharmaceuticals. This deal and three other transactions were the only M&As to hit or exceed the billion-dollar mark during Q3 (see Exhibit 1).
The Biogen/Reata deal was the largest of the quarter and the third-highest M&A of the year so far (behind