#4: Year of the Mergers
The healthcare sector had the largest share of mergers and acquisitions in 2015 totaling $724 billion, beating out Technology ($713 billion) and Real Estate ($458 billion).
Aetna + Humana: Aetna will acquire Humana for $37 billion.
- Aetna
- $58.0 billion in Total Revenue
- $4.0 billion in Operating Income
- 5 million medical members
- 48,000 employees
- Humana
- $48.5 billion in Total Revenue
- $2.3 billion in Operating Income
- 8 million medical members
- 52,000 employees
Anthem + Cigna: Anthem, Inc. agreed to acquire Cigna for $54 billion.
- Anthem
- Largest for-profit managed health care company in the BlueCross BlueShield Association
- $73.8 billion in Total Revenue
- $4.3 billion in Operating Income
- 5 million medical members
- +37,000 employees
- Cigna
- $34.9 billion in Total Revenue
- $3.3 billion in Operating Income
- 4 million medical members
- 35,800 employees
Walgreens + Rite Aid: Walgreens will acquire Rite Aid for $17.4 billion.
- Walgreens
- Largest drug retail chain in the United States with operating 8,200 stores in all 50 states
- $103 billion in Total Revenue
- $4.6 billion in Operating Income
- 370,000 employees
- Rite Aid
- Third largest drug store chain in the United States operating more than 4,500 stores
- 6 billion in Total Revenue
- $186 million in Operating Income
- 89,000 employees
Pfizer + Allergan: Pfizer proposed a $160 billion merger with Allergan.
- After completed this will be the largest merger in healthcare ever and create the world’s biggest pharmaceutical group.