* The EY Firepower Index measures companies’ capacity for conducting M&A deals. A
company’s firepower is diminished as its market value, cash and equivalents fall or as its debt levels rise.
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M&A capacities - changes for the global pharma industry 2008-2015
This statistic displays the changes in M&A deal capacities of the global pharmaceutical market from 2008 to 2014, broken down by segment. In 2012, with some 23 percent, the big biotech segment had the highest growth among all pharmaceutical segments.
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EY. (January 21, 2016). Changes in M&A deal capacities of the global pharmaceutical market from 2008 to 2015, by segment* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/305341/manda-capacities-changes-of-pharma-market-segments/
EY. "Changes in M&A deal capacities of the global pharmaceutical market from 2008 to 2015, by segment*." Chart. January 21, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/305341/manda-capacities-changes-of-pharma-market-segments/
EY. (2016). Changes in M&A deal capacities of the global pharmaceutical market from 2008 to 2015, by segment*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/305341/manda-capacities-changes-of-pharma-market-segments/
EY. "Changes in M&a Deal Capacities of The Global Pharmaceutical Market from 2008 to 2015, by Segment*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Jan 2016, /statistics/305341/manda-capacities-changes-of-pharma-market-segments/
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Changes in M&A deal capacities of the global pharmaceutical market from 2008 to 2015, by segment* [Graph], EY, January 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/305341/manda-capacities-changes-of-pharma-market-segments/
