The total deal value for the year is already at $395.8 billion, above 2014, when the industry booked $392.4 billion in deals.
The experts were right when they predicted a big 2015 for healthcare mergers and acquisitions. According to Thompson Reuters, the total deal value for the year is already at $395.8 billion. In 2014, the industry booked $392.4 billion in deals.
According to Thompson Reuters, Wednesday's announcement that device maker St. Jude Medical would buy rival Thoratec for $3 billion put the total over the top.
Many of this year's biggest deals are among drug and device makers, though several hospital operators have announced takeovers of rival systems and other medical groups.
[Also: Tracking 2015 mergers and acquisitions]
Aetna's $37 billion proposed acquisition of Humana also stands among the biggest deals this year.
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