Global healthcare private equity hits record $190 billion deal value in 2025--Bain & Company

Global healthcare private equity hits record $190 billion deal value in 2025--Bain & Company

An uptick in $1 billion-plus deals powered the surge, overcoming a second-quarter tariff-related slowdownDeal volume was second-highest on record, and exit value jumped to $156 billion as sponsor-to-sponsor deals bounced back from recent lowsBiopharma and provider segments anchored activity, driven…

Global healthcare private equity records $191 billion deal value in 2025, says Bain report

Global healthcare private equity recorded an estimated $191 billion in deal value in 2025, surpassing the previous high reached in 2021. The increase was driven by a rise in transactions exceeding $1 billion, which offset a slowdown linked to tariffs in the second quarter across North America and Asia-Pacific. Investors announced 445 buyouts during the year, marking the second-highest deal volume on record. Exit value reached an estimated $156 b…

Healthcare PE hits record $190bn deal value in 2025

Global healthcare private equity reached a record $190bn in deal value in 2025, driven by a sharp increase in transactions valued at more than $1bn, according to Bain & Company’s Healthcare Private Equity Report 2026. The total surpassed the previous peak set in 2021, despite a second-quarter slowdown linked to tariff-related uncertainty in North America and Asia-Pacific. Deal volume remained resilient, with 445 buyouts announced during the year…

India leads Asia‑Pacific healthcare PE by volume as global deal value sets record

New Delhi, Jan 8, 2026 India accounted for 26 per cent of Asia‑Pacific healthcare private equity (PE) deal volume in 2024, making it the largest PE market in the region by volume, a report said on Thursday. The report from Bain & Company said that the global healthcare PE deal value hit a record $191 billion in 2025. India was the largest market in the region by volume as buyout activity shifted away from China toward India, Japan, and South Kor…