Industrial manufacturing M&A activity experiences upturn

Posted on 18 Nov 2009 by The Manufacturer

While the global economy continues to struggle, there were signs in Q3 2009 that the environment for mergers and acquisitions has taken a positive turn, according to a new report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

Assembling value: Third-quarter 2009 global industrial manufacturing mergers and acquisitions analysis, finds that deal value experienced a 272% increase in Q3 2009 from the prior quarter. Deal activity in the third quarter showed a marked improvement, both in terms of deal volume and value, increasing from 10 deals with a disclosed value of $1.8bn in…

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