The final quarter of 2015 brought eight more digital health acquisitions, plus some larger scale acquisitions that could have reverberations throughout the world of digital health. The list below includes exits for a number of longtime and well-known players like Misfit, Lively, and Zamzee, though some of those acquisitions were under better circumstances than others.
A few buyers stand out with multiple acquisitions throughout the year.
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Indian practice management company Practo topped the list with four acquisitions: Insta Health, Qikwell, Fitho, and Genii.
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Welltok picked up Zamzee, Silverlink, and Predilytics.
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Under Armour bought MyFitnessPal, Endomondo, and Gritness. And finally,
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IBM bought Explorys, Phytel, and Merge. And, still worth mentioning with just two 2015 acqusitions, Weight Watchers picked up Weilo and Hot5, both presumably to build out its mobile offering.
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Fossil Group will buy wearables company Misfit for $260 million, the companies announced in November.
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In October, San Diego, California-based PatientSafe Solutions bought the assets of Merck subsidiary Vree Health for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will help the care coordination and provider workflow company expand its offerings to the home care market in addition to the hospital.
Source: With 37 acquisitions, 2015 tops 2014 for digital health M&A | MobiHealthNews
