Top 10 Financial Advisors in Medical Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Value
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Bank of America Corp, Centerview Partners LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Barclays Plc are among the top 5 financial advisors in the medical industry in 2021 by deal value. In terms of the geographic split, 9 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 financial advisors in the medical industry are headquartered in North America, whereas the remaining 1 is based in Europe. They employed a total of 650,152 people in 2021. The Cerner-Oracle deal was one of the major deals in the medical sector in 2021. Centerview Partners LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co LLC acted as financial advisors to Cerner in this deal. Oracle Corp, a company that offers cloud applications and platform services, has completed the acquisition of Cerner Corp, a supplier company of health information technology services, devices, and hardware, promptly following the expiration of that offer at midnight Eastern time on June 6, 2022, in an all-cash tender offer for $95 per share, or approximately $28.3 billion in equity value. The deal was completed in Q2 2022. The Quidel-Ortho Clinical deal was another major deal in the medical sector in 2021. Citi acted as the financial advisor to Quidel, while Latham & Watkins LLP acted as the legal advisor to Ortho. Quidel Corporation, a manufacturer of diagnostic solutions at the point of care, and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc, an in vitro diagnostics company that makes products and diagnostic equipment for blood testing, announced the completion of the transaction combining Quidel and Ortho, creating QuidelOrtho Corp. Quidel acquired Ortho for $24.68 per share of common stock, for a total consideration of approximately $6 billion, including $1.75 billion of cash, funded through cash on the balance sheet and incremental borrowings. The deal was completed in Q2 2022. The GE Healthcare-BK Medical Systems deal was another major deal in the medical sector in 2021. Evercore acted as the exclusive financial advisor to GE on the transaction, while Schiff Hardin LLP acted as legal advisor to BK Medical. GE Healthcare, medical technology, and digital solutions innovator has acquired BK Medical, an advanced surgical visualization company, from Altaris Capital Partners, an investment firm, for a cash purchase price of $1.45 billion. The deal was completed in Q4 2021.