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Assembling value: First quarter 2013 industrial manufacturing industry mergers and acquisitions analysis
April 2013
At a glance
The value and volume of mergers and acquisitions in industrial manufacturing slowed during the first quarter of 2013, and deal totals were the slowest of any quarter in the last three years. Looking ahead, industrial manufacturing M&A activity may increase during the remainder of 2013 due to cost-cutting initiatives and organic expansion.
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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 quarter’s report:
- Financial investors significantly increase their participation in the first-quarter industrial manufacturing M&A market.
- Energy end-market targets fuel growth in the industrial machinery subsector.
- Advanced nations account for 85 percent of deal activity, and local deals remain of interest.
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