During the second fiscal quarter, the health information market experienced marginal gains compared with the first quarter, during which the index posted a 20 percent gain, according to a report from 11T Partners.
The report highlighted several other takeaways from the market's activity over the past quarter:
- The strongest performers were National Research and Medidata, posting gains of 112 percent and 34 percent, respectively.
- Two of the weakest performers were Greenway and Vocera, posting declines of 22 percent and 36 percent, respectively.
- The initial public offering market saw 15 new technology filings, the most since the third quarter of 2011.
- Venture capital funds raised $2.9 billion this quarter, down 33 percent from last quarter, and down 54 percent compared with the second quarter of 2012.
- The number of venture capital firms held steady at 44, and these firms invested $7 billion in more than 800 deals this quarter, down 14 percent over the same quarter last year.
- The number of deals raising more than $5 million increased 66 percent over the prior quarter and 40 percent over the same period last year, to 36.
- Global merger and acquisition activity in this market has reached its lowest level since 2009, with deal volume falling 8 percent since last quarter and 28 percent compared with the second quarter last year, to $470 billion.
- While M&A activity in the U.S. is down 16 percent in the second quarter with 20 deals announced, it is up 34 percent for the year.
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