Signify Premium Insight: Imaging’s M&A Falling Behind Bullish Outlook for Healthcare & Lifesciences

This month, KPMG published its 2022 Healthcare and Life Sciences Investment Outlook. This report assessed the trends in M&A across the breadth of the Healthcare and Life Sciences sectors. These broader market trends form a backdrop to the medical imaging markets, although, as will become evident, the dynamics of these distinct markets are not always shared.

Overall, KPMG’s report was very positive. The professional services firm found that despite the headwinds presented by the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 and 2021 in particular, were very strong on a dealmaking front. There were 1,839 deals (not counting joint ventures, minority investments and venture funding) sealed in 2021, an increase of almost 300 compared to 2019. The most active quarter was Q420, with 511 deals made. No quarter in 2021 topped Q420, but the elevated level was more sustained, with dealmaking at a higher level than any of the preceding eight quarters, spare the aforementioned Q420.

Several drivers spurred this activity. The consultancy identifying the larger vendors’ need to look