Global: Healthcare PE deal value surges 50% to US$63.1bn

Healthcare private equity outperformed other asset classes in 2018 and disclosed deal values surged almost 50% to US$63.1bn, according to Bain & Company’s eighth Global Healthcare Private Equity and Corporate M&A Report. Deal count rose to 316 in 2018, up from 265 in 2017, thanks to strong investment activity across all regions and in sectors…