Deal activity in the global industrial manufacturing industry declined significantly in 2008, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report Assembling Value: Fourth-quarter 2008 Mergers and Acquisitions Analysis. Compared with 2007 M&A levels, overall deal volume decreased 32% and deal value fell 57% in 2008.
The pace of M&A activity during 2008 (141 deals), as measured by the number of deals with a disclosed value of at least $50 million, fell behind levels set in 2006 (169 deals) and 2007 (206 deals). Similarly, the number of deals announced during the fourth quarter of 2008 (11) is well behind the number of transactions announced during the fourth quarter of 2007 (71).
Total deal value reached $39 billion in 2008, less than half of the …
Industrial Manufacturing M&A Activity Falls Significantly in 2008
Deal activity in the global industrial manufacturing industry declined significantly in 2008, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report Assembling Value: Fourth-quarter 2008 Mergers and Acquisitions Analysis. Compared with 2007 M&A levels, overall deal volume decreased 32% and deal value fell 57% in 2008.
The pace of M&A activity during 2008 (141 deals), as measured by the number of deals with a disclosed value of at least $50 million, fell behind levels set in 2006 (169 deals) and 2007 (206 deals). Similarly, the number of deals announced during the fourth quarter of 2008 (11) is well behind the number of transactions announced during the fourth quarter of 2007 (71).
Total deal value reached $39 billion in 2008, less than half of the …
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