Healthcare M&A is repricing around data, not therapies
PwC's 2026 mid-year review of health industries M&A finds capital shifting decisively toward digital, data and AI-enabled assets, with buyers now building post-deal value through access expansion and data monetisation rather than the traditional cost-synergy playbook.
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- 7 August 2026
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- AI, Consumer Health, Food & Beverage
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Bloom Partners Team
PwC's 2026 mid-year review of health industries M&A finds capital shifting decisively toward digital, data and AI-enabled assets, with buyers now building post-deal value through access expansion and data monetisation rather than the traditional cost-synergy playbook. The uptick in megadeals (above $5 billion) in early 2026 shows strategic buyers chasing assets with proven biology and, increasingly, differentiated data, not just a strong pipeline. Our read: a proprietary data asset is no longer a nice-to-have that sits alongside the therapeutic story, it's becoming the valuation driver itself. Any healthcare business without a clear answer to "what data do we own that a buyer can't replicate" is negotiating from a weaker position than its pipeline alone would suggest. ((PwC))
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