Top healthcare mergers and acquisitions in August 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition in the healthcare sector in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 14 deals in the healthcare sector in August 2026, 11 of them with a disclosed value, worth $19.9bn in total. The largest was Curium's $7.5bn deal for Lantheus Holdings, ahead of KKR and Integer Holdings Corporation at $5.7bn.
Top healthcare mergers and acquisitions in August 2026
- 13 AugCurium → Lantheus HoldingsCurium agrees up to US$8bn deal for LantheusHealthcare / RadiopharmaceuticalsAgreed$7.5bn
- 23 AugKKR → Integer Holdings CorporationKKR agrees US$5.7bn take-private of IntegerHealthcare / Medical device manufacturingAgreed$5.7bn
- 325 AugMcKesson Corporation → Precision Medicine GroupMcKesson agrees US$2.25bn deal for Precision Medicine GroupHealthcare / Clinical research servicesAgreed$2.3bn
- 46 AugKKR → Medicover Hospitals IndiaKKR agrees €1.2bn deal for Medicover's Indian hospitalsHealthcare / HospitalsAgreed$1.4bn
- 510 AugTeledyne Technologies → Varex ImagingTeledyne agrees US$1.1bn deal for Varex ImagingHealthcare / Medical imaging componentsAgreed$1.1bn
- 610 AugJazz Pharmaceuticals plc → Actio BiosciencesJazz agrees US$820m deal for Actio BiosciencesHealthcare / BiotechAgreed$820m
- 76 AugTarsus Pharmaceuticals → Alkeus PharmaceuticalsTarsus agrees US$450m deal for AlkeusHealthcare / BiotechCompleted$450m
- 86 AugiRhythm Holdings → VitalConnectiRhythm agrees US$288m deal for VitalConnectHealthcare / Medical devicesCompleted$288m
- 918 AugBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. → Alesta TherapeuticsBioMarin agrees US$275m upfront deal for Alesta TherapeuticsHealthcare / BiotechCompleted$275m
- 105 AugNippon Investment Company (NIC Fund, via SK-03) → CE Holdings Co., Ltd.NIC fund launches ¥26.2bn take-private of CE HoldingsHealthcare / Medical information systemsAgreed$170m
- 1117 AugManipal Health Enterprises Limited → Kinder Women's Hospital and Fertility Centre, Bengaluru (business of Kindorama Healthcare)Manipal Health agrees INR 1.3bn deal for Kinder Women's HospitalHealthcare / HospitalsAgreed$14m
- 1231 AugEli Lilly and Company → Merida BiosciencesLilly agrees up to US$2.9bn deal for Merida BiosciencesHealthcare / BiotechAgreedUndisclosed
- 1318 AugMedbase Group → Ardentis (majority stake)Medbase takes control of ArdentisHealthcare / Dental clinicsCompletedUndisclosed
- 1411 AugAlfasigma S.p.A. → Nordic Group B.V. (Nordic Pharma)Alfasigma agrees to buy Nordic PharmaHealthcare / Specialty pharmaAgreedUndisclosed