Marktlink → Sectors → Science & Health
- Updated March 5, 2026
Where innovation meets patient impact
Science & Health is the highest-valued sector in multiple European markets. From biotech pipeline deals to medtech regulatory arbitrage, from healthcare PE roll-ups to pharmaceutical patent cliff acquisitions — buyers pay premiums for innovation, regulatory moats, and patient outcome data.
Jan Dijkmans
Sector Lead Services • 15 years • 95+ transactions
“Technical services companies with scarce certifications are in a different league. We recently saw a fire safety specialist attract 12 serious buyers in three weeks — not because of size, but because of permits nobody else has.”
Jan Dijkmans
Sector Lead Services • 15 years • 95+ transactions
“In logistics, contract duration is the hidden multiplier. A 3+ year contract base adds 1.0-1.2x to your multiple — not because the revenue is larger, but because buyers can model it. What we see consistently: specialization beats scale. A cold chain specialist at €8M outvalues a generalist at €20M.”
Jan Dijkmans
Sector Lead Services • 15 years • 95+ transactions
“Services businesses are deeply personal — buyers know that. The ones that prove they can run without the founder consistently attract 30% more serious offers.”
Jan Dijkmans
Sector Lead Services • 15 years • 95+ transactions
“Technical services companies with scarce certifications are in a different league. We recently saw a fire safety specialist attract 12 serious buyers in three weeks — not because of size, but because of permits nobody else has.”
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Why Marktlink in “Science & Health”
IP & Regulatory Moats
Patents, CE marks, and clinical data create barriers to entry that buyers pay significant premiums for.
Resilient Demand
Healthcare spending grows regardless of economic cycles, providing revenue predictability that investors value.
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