Last yr 84% of M&A deal dollars were for Biotechs w/ Phase 3 & Marketed assets,
In the first four months of 2024 56% of M&A deal dollar went towards Phase 2 Biotechs,
Big Pharma's spending patterns are shifting towards smaller bolt-on transactions that are earlier-stage,
There were 19 >$1 bil public biotech buyouts in 2023 w/ an avg deal size of $6.8 bil compared to 7 deals w/ an avg size of $2.5 bil in 2024...