Industry Update: Automotive M&A Update – August, 2017

August, 2017 For the 2017 YTD period, strategic buyers accounted for 83% of the automotive M&A transactions with financial buyers making up the difference; during 2016, strategic buyers accounted for approximately 88% of the transactions. Select recent notable publicly announced M&A transactions: – American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AXL) acquired Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. for approximately $3.42 billion. – …
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Industry Update: Food and Beverage M&A Update – May, 2017

May, 2017 For 2016, total U.S. announced transactions of 380 deals are exceeding 2015 record levels of 351. Select recent notable publicly announced M&A transactions: – Peakstone advises PepperJax Grill on sale of company to TA Associates for an undisclosed amount. – Peakstone advises Clearbrook Farms on sale of company to Glencoe for an undisclosed amount. – Charoen Pokphand Foods …
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Industry Update: Automotive M&A Update – April, 2017

April, 2017 For 2016, strategic buyers accounted for 88% of Automotive M&A transactions. During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for 87% of the transactions. Select recent notable publicly announced M&A transactions: – American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AXL) acquired Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. for approximately $3.42 billion. – Winnebago Industries, Inc. acquired Grand Design RV for approximately $500 million. – …
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Industry Update: Technology and Software Industry Insight- April, 2017

April, 2017 For 2016, strategic buyers accounted for 91% of technology and software M&A transactions. During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for 95% of the transactions. Select recent notable publicity announced M&A transactions: – Cisco Systems, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CSCO) acquired AppDynamics, Inc. for approximately $4.03 billion. – Siemens Industry, Inc. acquired Mentor Graphics Corporation for approximately $4.82 billion. – Micro Focus International plc …
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Industry Update: Restaurant Update: Spotlight on Fast Casual – April, 2017

April, 2017 For announced transactions, restaurant multiples saw a modest increase from 0.9x revenue in 2016 to 1.3x revenue in year-to-date 2017. Recent notable publicly announced M&A transactions: – Peakstone advises PepperJax Grill on sale of company to TA Associates. – JAB Holdings B.V. entered into an agreement to acquire Panera Bread Company for approximately $7 billion. The transaction is expected …
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Industry Update: Consumer & Retail Industry M&A Update- January, 2017

January, 2017. For 2016, strategic buyers accounted for 85% of Consumer and Retail M&A transactions. During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for 90% of the transactions. Many Consumer and Retail categories continue to outperform the S&P 500. Select recent notable publicly announced M&A transactions: – Symantec Corporation signed a definitive agreement to acquire LifeLock, Inc. for approximately $2.3 billion. – Samsung …
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Industry Update: Restaurant Update: Spotlight on Fast Casual – January, 2017

January, 2017. For announced transactions, restaurant multiples saw a modest decrease from 10.1x EBITDA and 1.03x revenue in 2015 to 9.6x EBITDA and 0.9x revenue in 2016. Recent notable publicly announced M&A transactions: – Peakstone advises PepperJax Grill on sale of company to TA Associates for an undisclosed amount. – Cortland Capital Market Services LLC entered in an agreement to …
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Industry Update: Food and Beverage Industry M&A Update – December, 2016

December, 2016. For year-to-date 2016, total announced transactions of 357 deals are exceeding 2015 record levels. There were 351 transactions during 2015. For announced transactions, Food and Beverage (“F&B”) multiples saw a modest decrease from 13.4x Enterprise Value to EBITDA to 11.0x. Many F&B categories continue to outperform the S&P 500. Notable publicly announced recent M&A transactions: – Peakstone advises …
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Industry Update: Automotive Industry M&A Update – December, 2016

December, 2016. For year-to-date 2016, total announced transactions of 52 deals are on pace with 2015 record levels. There were 55 transactions during 2015. For year-to-date 2016, strategic buyers accounted for 96% of Automotive M&A transactions. During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for 93% of the transactions. For announced transactions, Automotive multiples saw a modest decrease from 12.3x to 10.5x Enterprise …
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Industry Update: Packaging Industry M&A Update – November, 2016

November, 2016. Packaging M&A continues to see strong activity. Year-to-date 2016 transaction volume of 50 deals is just below pace of 2015 levels. For the year-to-date 2016 period, strategic buyers accounted for 90% of the packaging M&A transactions with financial buyers making up the difference. During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for approximately 80% of the transactions. Peakstone equally weighted packaging …
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