In 2019, there were 36 biopharma merger and acquisition deals worldwide that were each valued below a billion U.S. dollars, while five M&A deals were made in the same year with the total transaction value of each deal exceeding 10 billion U.S. dollars. This statistic illustrates the number of biopharma merger and acquisition (M&A) deals worldwide from 2010 to 2019, by total transaction value.
Number of biopharma merger and acquisition deals worldwide from 2010 to 2019, by total transaction value*
Transaction value
<$1bn
<$1-10bn
>$10bn
2010
38
13
1
2011
42
7
3
2012
46
13
1
2013
49
15
-
2014
48
21
5
2015
47
25
8
2016
30
16
2
2017
35
16
4
2018
30
18
4
2019
36
18
5
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Pharma Intelligence. (2020). Number of biopharma merger and acquisition deals worldwide from 2010 to 2019, by total transaction value*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239591/biopharma-ma-deals-number-by-total-transaction-value/
Pharma Intelligence. "Number of Biopharma Merger and Acquisition Deals Worldwide from 2010 to 2019, by Total Transaction Value*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239591/biopharma-ma-deals-number-by-total-transaction-value/
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Number of biopharma merger and acquisition deals worldwide from 2010 to 2019, by total transaction value* [Graph], Pharma Intelligence, March 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239591/biopharma-ma-deals-number-by-total-transaction-value/
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