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Licensing Down in H1 2023 as Dealmakers Remain Cautious
IQVIA Pharma Deals
Sep 27, 2023

Amid the challenging macroeconomic climate, licensing deals have emerged as a preferred alternative to M&A for some big pharma, as they allow companies to gain access to new technologies and modalities in risk mitigated and financially back-loaded deal structures.

In line with the overall decline in dealmaking activity, licensing deal flow for life science companies declined in H1 2023 relative to H1 2022, as licensees became more selective in the types of assets they wished to invest in. However, despite aggregate deal spend decreasing, average upfront payments rose in H1 2023, thanks in part to an increase in the number of deals centered on later stage assets and escalating asset valuations.

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