M&A activity in the Healthcare sector for North American based target companies in Q2 2014 included 288 closed deals according to data provided by S&P Capital IQ. According to a report from, Health Care M&A News, an industry news group, healthcare M&A activity in the second quarter was up 171% compared with the first quarter and was up 152% versus the same period in 2013. Deal volume surged on the healthcare technology side to 143 deals, an increase of 31% compared with the previous quarter. The US healthcare sector, a sector that includes physicians, dentists, hospitals, home healthcare, nursing homes, and daycare services, is forecast to grow at an annual compounded rate of 5% between 2014 and 2018.
