Assembling value: First-quarter 2012 industrial manufacturing industry mergers and acquisitions analysis

Assembling value is a quarterly analysis of global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the industrial manufacturing industry. Each edition includes a review of overall deal activity for the quarter and year-to-date and a summary of large deals.

Here's a snapshot of the perspectives you'll find in this quarters report:

  • Deal totals remain subdued with fears of the direction of global manufacturing
  • US leads the activity as companies pull out of Europe and China’s manufacturing growth slows
  • Fabricated metal products subsector generates the most deal traction as companies align growth efforts with mega-trends
  • Deal activity to muddle along in the next quarter