Q4 2024 – QUARTERLY M&A MARKET RECAP
- Global Industrial Manufacturing (“IM”) M&A activity ended 2024 on a high note, with an 11.6% increase in Q4-24 compared to the same quarter in the previous year. In addition to the strong Q4 performance, total IM M&A activity grew by 8.8% in 2024 compared to 2023, totaling 1,258 transactions.
- U.S. Industrial Manufacturing activity saw a modest increase in Q4-24, rising 2.0% compared to Q4-23. Manufacturing remained the dominant sector, representing 73.1% of total transactions.
- Overall, total U.S. Industrial Manufacturing activity remained relatively stable in 2024 compared to the previous year. However, a notable shift occurred with financial buyer transactions, which rose 16% compared to 2023.
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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 – Q1 2025
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.
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.