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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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$13MDivestiture / carve-outHealthcare & Life SciencesCompletedOct 1, 2026

SpyGlass Pharma pays $13M for Santen's intraocular lens maker AVS

SpyGlass Pharma acquired all outstanding shares of Advanced Vision Science, an ophthalmic device maker and intraocular lens manufacturer, from Santen Pharmaceutical for roughly $13 million in cash. AVS already supplies the IOL used in SpyGlass's two Phase 3 trials, and will remain Santen's exclusive IOL supplier in Japan while continuing to license lens material to Bausch + Lomb.

$5.7BTake-privateHealthcare & Life SciencesSep 30, 2026

KKR's $5.7B Integer buyout clears antitrust review early

Integer Holdings said it received early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period for its pending acquisition by an affiliate of KKR-managed funds. The August 2 merger agreement values the medical device CDMO at $127 per share in cash, or roughly $5.7 billion in enterprise value. Shareholders vote at a special meeting on October 21, and the parties still expect to close by the end of 2026 pending other regulatory approvals.

$664MTake-privateHealthcare & Life SciencesSep 29, 2026

Webster Equity to take Lifecore Biomedical private in deal worth up to $664M

Lifecore Biomedical agreed to be acquired by Webster Equity Partners in a transaction valued at up to $663.7 million, assuming full achievement of performance milestones. Shareholders receive $6.28 per share in cash at closing plus one non-tradable contingent right. Management framed the deal as funding the CDMO's next growth phase, with multiple customer programs potentially commercializing by the end of 2028.

~$929MreportedStrategic acquisitionHealthcare & Life SciencesCompletedSep 28, 2026

Zymeworks closes Theravance Biopharma buy, adds YUPELRI cash flow

Zymeworks has completed its acquisition of Theravance Biopharma and issued final transaction details with updated 2026 guidance. The deal brings YUPELRI (revefenacin) into the portfolio, entitling Zymeworks to 35% of net U.S. profits plus ex-U.S. royalties via Theravance's Viatris collaboration. YUPELRI sales of $133.1 million in the first half of 2026 generated $38.4 million of collaboration revenue.