The top 10 diagnostics M&A deals of the last five years (by deal size) range from EUR 0.8bn to EUR 20.3bn, with an average deal size of EUR 4.1bn. The largest deal by far was the acquisition of C. R. Bard by Becton, Dickinson and Company in December 2017 for EUR 20.3bn.
The ranking is dominated by US targets, only two targets were located outside of the US. The acquisition of Japanese Toshiba Medical Systems by Canon Medical Systems in December 2016 for EUR 5.6bn is ranked second and the acquisition of German diagnostics company Euroimmun by PerkinElmer in December 2017 for EUR 1.2bn is ranked eighth.
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