Completed transactions and in 2019 announced transactions, including asset deals, sale of subsidiaries and divisions. Transaction volume including contingent payments. Europe includes Israel.
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Worldwide biopharma M&A transaction volume by location 2015-2019
During 2019, the upfront transaction volume for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global biopharma industry was the highest, totaling 253.9 billion U.S. dollars. Of that amount, U.S companies sold accounted for 148.7 billion U.S. dollars. This statistic depicts the global biopharma industry's mergers and acquisitions transaction volumes for 2015 to 2019, by location of sold companies, assets, or divisions.
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HBM Partners. (February 1, 2020). M&A transaction volume in the global biopharma industry from 2015 to 2019, by location (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1093367/worldwide-biopharma-manda-transaction-volume-by-location/
HBM Partners. "M&A transaction volume in the global biopharma industry from 2015 to 2019, by location (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 1, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1093367/worldwide-biopharma-manda-transaction-volume-by-location/
HBM Partners. (2020). M&A transaction volume in the global biopharma industry from 2015 to 2019, by location (in billion U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1093367/worldwide-biopharma-manda-transaction-volume-by-location/
HBM Partners. "M&a Transaction Volume in The Global Biopharma Industry from 2015 to 2019, by Location (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 Feb 2020, /statistics/1093367/worldwide-biopharma-manda-transaction-volume-by-location/
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M&A transaction volume in the global biopharma industry from 2015 to 2019, by location (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], HBM Partners, February 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1093367/worldwide-biopharma-manda-transaction-volume-by-location/