Healthcare-focused buyouts in the Asia Pacific region reached $7.2 billion in 2017, more than twice the level in 2016, as demographic and regulatory trends boosted deal activity in the sector. The number of deals also rose year-on-year, from 52 deals worth $3.2 billion in 2016 to 61 deals totaling over $7 billion in 2017, according to Bain & Company’s annual Global Healthcare Private Equity and Corporate M&A Report.