Q1 2025 – QUARTERLY M&A MARKET RECAP
- Global Industrial Manufacturing (“IM”) M&A activity stalled in Q1 2025 as both domestic and international investors began strategizing around the implications of anticipated U.S. regulatory changes. Domestic IM transactions were particularly affected as buyers slowed down transaction activity, largely due to uncertainty associated with the anticipated new trade policies and their potential impact on costs.
- U.S. Industrial Manufacturing activity saw a sharp decline as total deal volume fell 28.7% in Q1 2025 compared to the same time last year. Europe was the most active global region accounting for roughly half of all deals in the quarter.
- The Global IM M&A market out-performed the U.S., falling only ~20% in Q1 2025. Most notably, global Financial Buyers managed to find opportunity in the market noise as their transaction activity rose 20% compared to Q1 2024, potentially indicating that this buyer subset is undeterred by the current geopolitical backdrop and still hunting for quality businesses.
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Industrial Manufacturing M&A Pulse – Q4 2025
Q4 2025 – QUARTERLY M&A MARKET RECAP U.S. Industrial Manufacturing M&A activity stabilized in Q4 2025, with 81 announced transactions. While Q4 deal volume declined 22.1% year over year, this represented an improvement from Q3 2025’s 77 announced transactions. Compared to Q1 2025, Q4 activity increased 14.1%, signaling a gradual recovery toward more normalized deal…
Industrial Manufacturing M&A Pulse – Q3 2025
U.S. Industrial Manufacturing M&A activity fell sharply in Q3-25, with only 77 transactions, down 34.2 percent from 117 transactions in the same quarter last year.
Industrial Manufacturing M&A Pulse – Q2 2025
M&A activity in the U.S. Industrial Manufacturing market declined in Q2-25, with 368 transactions recorded over the trailing twelve months, down from 397 in 2024.
Industrial Manufacturing M&A Pulse – Q4 2024
Global Industrial Manufacturing (“IM”) M&A activity ended 2024 on a high note, with an 11.6 percent increase in Q4-24 compared to the same quarter in the previous year.
Industrial Manufacturing M&A Pulse – Q3 2024
Global Industrial Manufacturing M&A transaction volume experienced 339 completed transactions globally and 117 in the United States, representing a 25.1% and 24.5% increase, respectively, from the same period in 2023.