Following a slowdown in M&A activity lasts year, 2017 is off to a fast start with three medtech M&A deals in the space of a week – Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. is acquiring Mortara Instrument Inc., [Integra LifeSciences] is acquiring Derma Sciences Inc., and PerkinElmer Inc. will buy Tulip Diagnostics Private LTD.
2016 had fewer medtech mergers overall and fewer billion-dollar acquisitions than 2015 or 2014, but there were 14 deals in December, and including two other deals announced at the start...