A Positive Outlook For Deals, With Election Year Caveats

Industry advisers at the BIO CEO & Investor meeting remained optimistic about the pharmaceutical deal environment in 2020 – even with the uncertainty around a looming US election year. 

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Panelists at BIO CEO discuss how the US election will impact deals • Source: Shutterstock

The biopharma deals and financing environment is poised to be healthy in 2020 despite the uncertainty around a US presidential election year, according to industry deal-making experts at the BIO CEO & Investor conference in New York 10-11 February.

Advancements in science and strong business fundamentals should continue deal momentum, transaction advisers said during a deals panel, but they...

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