It only took a couple of billion-dollar transactions in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023 to push med-tech dealmaking values above all other recent years. Despite the surge in value, the volume of deals is level with other quarters.
While med-tech financings in the second quarter (Q2) rose by 24% over the first quarter (Q1) – an historically low Q1 – the overall funding landscape in 2023 has struggled to keep up with other years, with IPOs in particular hitting rock bottom. A total of $5.8 billion was raised in Q2 through 128 transactions. Combined with Q1, the amount for the first half of 2023 is $10.5 billion through 255 transactions. This is an overall drop in value during the first six months of 31% compared with the same timeframe in 2022. It also is down from 2017 – the next lowest year – by 22%.
Med-tech companies raised a total of $1.7 billion in financings in June, a decrease of 21.64% compared to the same month last year. Volume of med-tech financings are also down: 30 in June 2023 compared to 41 in June 2022. Numbers are down significantly from the 56 financings worth $4.45 billion in June 2021, 76 financings worth $5.27 billion in June 2020, and 47 worth $2.08 billion in June 2019.