Rise of the megamerger: 3 ways M&A affected the healthcare industry in 2015

2015 was a record year for healthcare investing, according to a Forbes report.

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Here are three things to know about how healthcare mergers and acquisitions impacted the industry in 2015.

1. Healthcare M&A reached $546 billion in announced deal value, roughly 2.5 times greater than the previous decade’s average annual value.

2. One-third of healthcare M&A overall value came from five deals totaling more than $186 billion. $20 billion.

3. Between 2012 and 2015, healthcare M&A activity grew at a rate of 50 percent year-over-year compared to 24 percent M&A activity in the overall market.

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