Beauty Care M&A Falls Back to Reality
Beauty Care M&A came back down to earth in Q1’22 with 29 transactions, following the unprecedented and unsustainable volume levels seen in Q4’21. Despite the drop from Q4’21, M&A activity… Read more »
Industry Reports
One Plus One Equals Three – Consolidation Continues for Commercial & Consumer Technology Businesses
Strategic buyers were highly acquisitive in the first half of 2023 as industry leaders augmented their internal growth initiatives with inorganic M&A strategies. While dry powder across the global private… Read more »
Marketing Services M&A Poised for Rebound
The marketing services sector experienced a significant contraction in M&A transaction activity in the first half of 2023, with deal volumes falling to the lowest levels seen since the COVID… Read more »
Signs of Slight Optimism Lurking Back into the Consumer M&A Markets
Since Q1 2023, middle-market investors have demonstrated to still have an appetite for M&A activity. While interestrates and inflation continue to prompt industry concerns, according to recent surveys, business owners’… Read more »
Pickles and Fermented Foods – It’s a Really Big Dill!
Consumers and investors are taking notice of the pickle and fermented foods sector. With its credentials as a healthy, low-calorie snack and vehicle for an increasing array of more intense… Read more »
Beginnings of a Technology Ren-AI-ssance
Halfway through 2023, the markets are proving to be resilient, albeit with conflicting signals. On one side of the coin, there are worrying economic indicators such as the U.S. Treasury… Read more »
Intrepid Spotlight | Decorated and Promotional Apparel Shines Bright Amidst the Broader Consumer M&A Market
Despite a slowdown in deal activity and an uncertain economic outlook, the decorated and promotional apparel category remains a bright spot within the broader consumer discretionary market. Private equity firms… Read more »
Intrepid Spotlight | Extra Spicy: The Market for Ethnic Foods Heats Up
Ethnic foods are poised to become an increasing share of stomach for U.S. consumers, driven by Millennial and GenZ openness to and desire for new ethnic foods, increasing cuisine options… Read more »
Detouring a Fender Bender: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
The first quarter of 2023 was noisy. Despite the epic failure of Silicon Valley Bank – for reasons totally outside the health of the software ecosystem – software valuations increased,… Read more »
Lifestyle Brands M&A Slows Amidst Economic Uncertainty
After a blockbuster 2021 and strong 2022, the Q4 2022 slowdown of M&A activity in the consumer products sector has carried over into the first quarter of 2023. While overall… Read more »