The market for mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry appears to be in flux. After a slow start to 2022, revenue from healthcare M&A activity in the second quarter of 2022 hit a record high of $19.2 billion. KPMG reports that technology plays a major role in these deals and states that many are “focused on acquiring digital capabilities, such as digital care and cloud-based platforms.”
M&A activity results in some significant challenges for IT departments, Health Tech reports. These teams must be aware of these challenges, as observers predict that mergers and acquisitions are unlikely to decline in the coming months. In fact, according to a 2022 report from Deloitte, many business leaders expect the number of mergers and acquisitions to grow in the near future. Deloitte reports that 92 percent of executives expect M&A volume to increase or stay the same in the coming year. Read more.
