Top healthcare mergers and acquisitions in October 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 October 2026, 10 of them with a disclosed value, worth $17.2bn in total. The largest was CD&R and McKesson's $5.8bn deal for Option Care Health, ahead of STERIS and Xodus Medical at $2.1bn.
Top healthcare mergers and acquisitions in October 2026
- 16 OctCD&R and McKesson → Option Care HealthCD&R and McKesson agree $5.8bn buyout of Option Care HealthHealthcareAgreed$5.8bn
- 212 OctSTERIS → Xodus MedicalSTERIS agrees US$2.1bn deal for Xodus MedicalHealthcare / Medical devicesAgreed$2.1bn
- 35 OctShionogi → IntraBioShionogi to buy IntraBio for about $2bnHealthcare / PharmaAgreed$2bn
- 416 OctSamsung Biologics → PolyPeptide Group AGSamsung Biologics' PolyPeptide offer succeeds with 87.9%Healthcare / Pharma CDMOAgreed$1.8bn
- 58 OctViatris → Pacira BioSciencesViatris agrees $1.65bn cash deal for Pacira BioSciencesHealthcareAgreed$1.7bn
- 614 OctGalderma → ZO Skin HealthGalderma agrees $1.5bn deal for Blackstone-backed ZO Skin HealthHealthcare / DermatologyAgreed$1.5bn
- 79 OctToho Holdings → PHC HoldingsToho walks away from US$1.3bn PHC takeoverHealthcare / Medical devices and diagnosticsTerminated$1.3bn
- 815 OctLabcorp Holdings Inc. → BioReference Health (select assets, from OPKO Health)Labcorp agrees to buy BioReference testing assets for up to US$872mHealthcare / DiagnosticsAgreed$722m
- 913 OctAgilent Technologies → ProsciaAgilent agrees to buy digital pathology firm Proscia for up to US$270mHealthcare / Digital pathology softwareAgreed$240m
- 1015 OctMankind Pharma Limited (via Mankind Pharma (Netherlands) B.V.) → Armed Cell Therapeutics B.V. (ACTx) – 70% stakeMankind Pharma takes 70% of Belgian CAR-T developer ACTx for €48mHealthcare / BiotechAgreed$56m
- 1116 OctParkview Health → Ovation HealthcareParkview Health agrees to acquire Ovation HealthcareHealthcare / Hospital servicesAgreedUndisclosed
- 129 OctMidea Group → EsaoteMidea completes takeover of Italian imaging group EsaoteHealthcare / Medical imagingCompletedUndisclosed
- 137 OctRespighi BidCo (CVC, GBL) → RecordatiCVC and GBL raise Recordati bid to final €53 a shareHealthcareIn reviewUndisclosed
- 141 OctFresenius → mAbxience (remaining 45%)Fresenius takes full control of mAbxience for up to EUR750mHealthcare / BiosimilarsCompletedUndisclosed