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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The Beauty Care industry witnessed a significant reduction in M&A volume in Q1’23, down 45% from Q1’22 and 47% from Q4’22. With only 16 transactions, Q1’23 fell short of pandemic-impacted… Read more »
Historically, annual M&A activity peaks at year-end as buyers and sellers rush to close before the end of the tax year. However, in 2022, the market took an extended intermission… Read more »
2022 was a turbulent year. The year ended with public equity markets leveling off after falling from 2021 highs, interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve nearing an end, inflation… Read more »
While technology stocks experienced significant declines from the height of November 2021 through 2022, M&A transaction volume remained fairly stable in the commerce enablement category, declining only 6.5% from prior… Read more »
M&A activity in the Beauty Care sector remained depressed in Q4’22, down 33% from Q4’21. Despite the drop from last year, the beauty care M&A markets ended the year on… Read more »