Q3 2023 – QUARTERLY M&A MARKET RECAP
- Global Metals and Manufacturing M&A deal volume saw a decline in Q3-23, totaling 275 transactions, a 14.8% decrease over Q3-22 period’s total of 323.
- U.S. Metals and Manufacturing M&A deal activity rebounded in Q3-23, totaling 96 transactions, an increase of 10.3% from the prior year’s quarter. U.S. transactions saw in increase in strategic buyer activity, as their share of transaction totals increased from 87% to 93%.
- Headwinds persisted in the third quarter, with the Industrial Production Index remaining flat and the ISM’s Purchasing Managers Index staying in contraction territory. Due to uncertainty around the UAW strike, Automotive transactions accounted for just 15.9% of M&M transactions in Q3.
- One notable trend within the M&A landscape has been private equity’s declining share of deals. Because this buyer segment tends to be more reliant on access to leverage to finance their transactions, heightened borrowing costs have constrained their ability to consummate deals. However, private equity has $1.4 trillion of uninvested capital, known as dry powder, which makes them a formidable buyer group going into Q4.
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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
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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.