{"id":27104,"date":"2024-04-15T17:58:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/15\/huge-drop-in-pharma-deals-in-q1-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T17:58:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:58:57","slug":"huge-drop-in-pharma-deals-in-q1-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/15\/huge-drop-in-pharma-deals-in-q1-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"`Huge drop in pharma deals in Q1&#8242; &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109321692,imgsize-29922.cms?resize=1200,900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"`Huge drop in pharma deals in Q1&#8242; &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"`Huge drop in pharma deals in Q1&#8242; &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: The <!-- -->pharma<!-- --> and healthcare sector witnessed a significant 15% <!-- -->decline<!-- --> in <!-- -->volume<!-- --> in the first quarter this year, with 47 deals amounting to $ 409 million, as against the previous quarter, and an 82% decrease in value, compared to $2.3 billion in Q4 2023. The average deal size this quarter declined by 79% at $8.7 million year-on-year, the <!-- -->Pharma and Healthcare Q1 Dealtracker<!-- --> report from Grant Thornton Bharat said.<br \/>In Q1, there was a significant decrease in values primarily due to absence of big-ticket transactions, with only one high-value deal (over $100 million) recorded, contrasting with Q4 2023, which saw six such deals.<br \/>Medical devices and wellness space attracted investors\u2019 attention, while the health tech segment continued to garner higher volumes in deals.<br \/>Investor interest will continue in biosimilar and API segments in the life sciences sector, and we may see consolidation in the hospitals segment, it added.<br \/>Mergers and acquisitions (M&amp;A) activity also experienced a significant decline both in volume and value compared to the previous quarter. Volumes decreased by 54%, with only 11 deals in <!-- -->Q1<!-- --> 2024, compared to 24 deals in Q4 2023.<br \/>The top two M&amp;A deals were Eric Lifesciences\u2019 acquisition of <!-- -->Biocon<!-- --> Biologics valued at $150 million, while the other was Eris Lifesciences purchase of a controlling stake in Swiss Parenterals at $77 million.<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }\n    }\n    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/vsp1jarvispvt.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/huge-drop-in-pharma-deals-in-q1\/articleshow\/109315032.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: The pharma and healthcare sector witnessed a significant 15% decline in volume in the first quarter this year, with 47 deals amounting to $ 409 million, as against the previous quarter, and an 82% decrease in value, compared to $2.3 billion in Q4 2023. 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