Industrial M&A activity slow

Posted on 11 May 2010 by The Manufacturer

Industrial manufacturing merger and acquisition activity was weaker than expected in Q1 2010, according to accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers’ latest report.

The report – Assembling value: First quarter 2010 global industrial manufacturing mergers and acquisitions analysis – says a total deal value of $1.9 billion Q1 2010 compares with $2.0 billion and $9.6 billion in the first and fourth quarters of 2009, respectively. In the first quarter of 2010, there were only 11 announced deals with…

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