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996 deals tracked since Aug 26, 2026, worth $506B in announced deal value. Every link is free to read.

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UndisclosedStrategic acquisitionHealthcare & Life SciencesCompletedOct 12, 2026

Midea completes majority stake purchase in Italian imaging firm Esaote

Chinese technology group Midea has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Esaote, the Genoa-based medical imaging company. Esaote will join Midea's Healthcare Division but keep operating as an independent global medical equipment company. Its R&D and production sites in Italy and the Netherlands remain in place.

UndisclosedStrategic acquisitionHealthcare & Life SciencesCompletedOct 9, 2026

Midea completes controlling stake buy in Italy's Esaote

China's Midea Group has completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in Esaote, a Genoa-based medical imaging company known for ultrasound and dedicated MRI. Esaote will join Midea Healthcare, operate independently and stay under CEO Franco Fontana. Terms were not disclosed.

$1.6BStrategic acquisitionHealthcare & Life SciencesOct 8, 2026

Viatris to buy Pacira BioSciences for $1.65B in cash

Viatris agreed to acquire Pacira BioSciences for $36.50 per share in cash, an aggregate equity value of $1.65 billion. Pacira sells the non-opioid pain drugs EXPAREL and ZILRETTA and generated about $746 million in revenue and $177 million in adjusted EBITDA over the last twelve months.

$5.8BTake-privateHealthcare & Life SciencesOct 7, 2026

CD&R and McKesson to take Option Care Health private for $5.8B

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and McKesson agreed to acquire Option Care Health for $32.05 per share in a deal valued at about $5.8 billion. CD&R will hold majority ownership, while McKesson invests roughly $1.4 billion for about 49%, with a framework to potentially buy CD&R's stake later. Option Care shares jumped about 34%.

$2BStrategic acquisitionHealthcare & Life SciencesOct 6, 2026

Shionogi pays $2B for rare disease biotech IntraBio

Japan's Shionogi agreed to acquire Texas-based IntraBio for $2 billion, adding the marketed drug Aqneursa for Niemann-Pick disease type C and Ataxia-Telangiectasia. IntraBio reported sales of $68 million in 2025. The purchase follows Shionogi's acquisitions of Radicava and Tetra Therapeutics as it builds out a rare neurodegenerative disease franchise.