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Market Access•Fierce Pharma•Apr 6, 2026

March M&A surge triggers high expectations for 2026
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- •Seven transactions exceeding $1 billion closed in 12 days in late March 2026, with combined value of $29 billion, indicating sustained M&A momentum post-Q4 2025 surge
- •At Q1 2026 pace (14 deals ≥$500M vs. 32 in all of 2025), annual M&A value could reach $172 billion compared to $111 billion in 2025—a 55% increase
- •Multiple factors driving deal velocity include improved capital availability, warmed IPO markets, higher biotech valuations (XBI up 64% year-over-year), and psychology of lucrative exit multiples; monitor execution and pipeline integration success in 2H 2026
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