Review of 2008: Quietly busy year for medtech M&A activity in 2008
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
When the economy went into free fall in 2008, the number of merger and acquisition transactions across most of the major industry sectors also took a nose dive. The medtech space, at first blush, appeared to have maintained its dynamism, with similar levels of M&A activity in 2008 as it did the previous year. A closer look at the shopping trends, however, suggests that medtech companies may be starting to feel the bite of the credit crunch after all.