Industry Update: Transportation & Logistics Industry M&A Update – November, 2016
November, 2016. Transportation and logistics M&A continues to see strong activity. YTD 2016 transaction volume of 99 exceeded 2015 levels. During 2015, there were 93 transactions. For YTD 2016, strategic buyers accounted for 96% of the transportation and logistics M&A transactions with financial buyers making up the difference. During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for approximately 87% of the transactions. For …
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Industry Update: E-Commerce Industry M&A Update – October, 2016
October, 2016. E-Commerce M&A continues to see strong activity. YTD 2016 transaction volume of 327 exceeded 2015 levels. During 2015, there were 320 transactions. For Year-to-Date 2016, strategic buyers accounted for 87% of the e-commerce M&A transactions with financial buyers making up the difference. During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for approximately 80% of the transactions. For announced transactions, e-commerce multiples …
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Industry Update: Industrial & Manufacturing M&A – October 2016
October, 2016. For year-to-date 2016, strategic buyers accounted for approximately 93% of industrial & manufacturing M&A transactions. During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for just over 90% of the transactions. For closed transactions, industrial & manufacturing transaction multiples increased from 8.4x EBITDA and 1.3x revenue in 2014 to 10.5x EBITDA and 1.1x revenue in 2015 Notable publicly announced 2016 M&A transactions: …
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Industry Update: Food & Beverage M&A Update – October, 2016
October, 2016. For year-to-date 2016, total announced transactions of 281 deals are on pace with 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 12.1x. Many F&B categories continue to outperform the S&P 500. Notable publicly announced recent M&A transactions: – …
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Industry Update: Restaurant Update: Spotlight on Fast Casual – September, 2016
September 2016. For announced transactions, restaurant multiples saw a modest increase from 10.1x EBITDA and 0.86x revenue in 2014 to 10.1x EBITDA and 1.03x revenue in 2015. Recent notable publicly announced M&A transactions: – BDT Capital Partners made a significant investment in Lou Malnati’s for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close in early October. -Roark Capital Group …
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Industry Update: Packaging Industry M&A Update – July, 2016
July, 2016. Packaging M&A continues to see steady activity. Year-to-date 2016 transaction volume of 32 deals is just below pace of 2015 levels. For the year-to-date 2016 period, strategic buyers accounted for 91% of the packaging M&A transactions with financial buyers making up the difference. During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for approximately 81% of the transactions. Peakstone equally weighted packaging …
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Industry Update: Consumer & Retail Industry M&A Update – June, 2016
June, 2016. For year-to-date 2016, strategic buyers accounted for 92% of Consumer & Retail M&A transactions – During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for 87% of the transaction For reported closed transactions, Consumer & Retail transaction multiples have ranged between 8x and 12x since 2010 Select recent notable publicly announced M&A transactions: – Samsonite International entered into a merger agreement to …
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Industry Update: Business Services Industry M&A Update – June, 2016
June, 2016. For YTD 2016, strategic buyers accounted for 91% of Business Services M&A transactions. During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for 94% of the transactions. Many Business Services categories continue to outperform the S&P 500. Notable publicly announced 2016 M&A transactions: – Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire AmSurg Corp. for approximately $7.6 billion. – …
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Industry Update: Industrial & Manufacturing Industry M&A Update – June, 2016
June, 2016. For year-to-date 2016, strategic buyers accounted for 91% of industrial & manufacturing M&A transactions During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for just over 90% of the transactions For closed transactions, industrial & manufacturing transaction multiples increased from 8.4x EBITDA and 1.3x revenue in 2014 to 10.5x EBITDA and 1.1x revenue in 2015 Notable publicly announced 2016 M&A transactions: – …
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Industry Update: E-Commerce Industry M&A – June, 2016
June, 2016. E-Commerce M&A continues to see strong activity. YTD 2016 transaction volume of 166 deals is on pace with 2015 levels. During 2015, there were 320 transactions. For Year-to-Date 2016, strategic buyers accounted for 87% of the e-commerce M&A transactions with financial buyers making up the difference. During 2015, strategic buyers accounted for approximately 80% of the transactions. For …
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