2015 has been a bumper year for M&A in digital health , with a record - breaking 36 acquisitions in the space , including exits for large companies such as Dell and Lively in the final quarter of the year , and even more than last year . Some peripheral acquisitions such as Walgreens ' purchase of Rite - Aid and the Dell - Allergan merger will also likely have an impact on the sector .
2015 has been a bumper year for M&A in digital health, with a record-breaking 36 acquisitions in the space, including exits for large players such as Misfit and Lively in the final quarter of the year, and three more than last year. Some peripheral acquisitions such as Walgreens' purchase of Rite-Aid and the Pfizer-Allergan merger will also likely have an impact on the sector.