Industrial Manufacturing Mergers and Acquisition Value Sees Strongest Start in Four Years
NEW YORK — Merger and acquisition activity in the industrial manufacturing industry got off to a healthy start in 2015, recording the strongest first quarter deal value in four years, according to Assembling Value, a quarterly analysis of global deal activity in the industrial manufacturing industry by PwC US.
The first quarter totaled $19.9 billion in announced transactions (worth more than $50 million), despite a notable pause in U.S. deal making — largely attributed to volatility in commodity and currency prices.