Assembling value: Industrial manufacturing merger & acquisition activity

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.

Global industrial manufacturing M&A analysis: Q4 2011

After a strong start in early 2011, deal activity in the second half of the year softened with a shift away from larger, more transformative and impactful transactions. The US maintained its position as one of the most active countries in activity, followed closely by China and Japan; interestingly, new emerging markets , such as Mexico, surfaced as players in the deal arena.