The Acquisition of Nuance Communications by Microsoft is the largest healthtech deal in history. Microsoft purchased Nuance Communications, a conversational AI and cloud-based ambient clinical intelligence platform, for $19.7B in all-cash transaction.

PRA Health Sciences, a clinical trial management platform, was purchased for $10.8B at 3.8x revenue by ICON, the Irish clinical trials group.

Change Healthcare, a medical revenue cycle management SaaS, was acquired for $7.9B at 7.7x revenue by OptumHealth,  a sub of UnitedHealth Group, specialized in healthcare management and analytics.

The Acquisition of Livongo Health by Teladoc is the largest healthtech deal in history. Telehealth giant Teladoc purchased connected health platform Livongo Health for $1B in cash and almost $17B in stock.

UK-based medical risk management software provider, Halma paid $58M at 2.9x revenue to acquire US-based AI-enabled perinatal monitoring software, PeriGen. The addition enables Halma’s AI capabilities and extend its reach on advanced patient assessment and monitoring market.

Canadian HealthTech top buyer, Well Health, paid $12.1M to acquire New Zealand-based EMR SaaS, IntraHealth Systems, to expand its reach to new geographies and bolster its product offerings with more cross-selling opportunities.

Capsule Technologies, a vendor-agnostic patient monitoring platform, was bought for $635M at 6.4x revenue Royal Philips, a consumer electronics manufacturer, bolstering its current product offering.

2nd.md, a digital health platform, was acquired by Accolade, a provider of personalized health and benefits solutions, which paid $360M at 10.3x revenue to add 2nd MD’s telehealth capabilities to its own platform.