Marketing Services M&A Recap
Recap of 2023: Deal Making Hits a Multi-Decade Trough After the M&A frenzy in 2021 and early 2022, transaction volume began to decline in the back half of 2022 and… Read more »
Industry Report
Consumer Sentiment Continues to be Challenged
After showing potential signs of stabilization, the end of Q3 experienced a decline in consumer sentiment, dropping to 63.8 from 67.9 in September. The third quarter also experienced a continued… Read more »
IPO Market Showing Signs of Life
In the words of Mark Twain, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” After a year-long slump in the IPO market, a string of recent offerings has provided… Read more »
General Industrials Industry Update & Industry Leader Benchmarking
H1 2023 Update and H2 2023 Outlook In the first half of 2023, global economic uncertainty continued from Q4 2022, as highlighted by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature… Read more »
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 »