Mergers and Acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation 2015
2015 was another respectable year for M&A in manufacturing Automation, running ahead of the second half of 2014 from Q2 through Q4, but overall finishing behind the 2014 pace. For tracked companies Mirus identified 46 acquisitions in 2015 as compared to 50 in 2014 and 59 in 2013. Mirus continues to attribute this overall adjustment […]
More on M&A and the INTERNET OF THINGS
Last month I wrote about the Internet of Things (IOT) in Manufacturing Automation, but of course this is just the one application domain that is impacted. So what exactly is the Internet of Things and is this a real trend that will develop its own eco-system leading to significant M&A activity beyond Manufacturing Automation, or […]
Mergers and Acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation – H1 2015 Update
In July of 2014 Mirus initiated its coverage of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Manufacturing Automation industry. As it ended up 2014 was strong year for M&A in Manufacturing Automation, and Software in general. For 2015 Mirus continues to cover the space with the release of it’s new report Mergers and Acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation – H1 […]
Why take a PaaS?
Over recent years we have seen a preference of PLM and ERP suppliers to work with a few large System Integrators to implement their products within large customers who demand special attention and substantial resources, often in spikes of demand. Now, with the demand of manufacturing companies for industry specific solutions, proliferation of the cloud, […]
Mergers and Acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation 2014
In July of 2014 Mirus initiated its coverage of the Manufacturing Automation including PLM, ERP, SCM and System Integration sectors. We have now updated this report exploring 2014 performance of major public Manufacturing Automation Software companies, related M&A transactions, and trends in the industry. See Mergers and Acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation 2014 Overall, 2014 was […]
A Compelling Reason to Sell Your Business in 2015
Why should 2015 be the year? Because valuations are nearing record highs (and trees don’t grow to the sky). Note that I am not referring to the stock market per se, although the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have both reached record highs in 2014. I’m referring to the price-to-earnings ratio (or […]
SMB CEOs Say: The Economy Has Finally Turned the Corner
The Q3 2014 Vistage CEO Confidence Index just came out, and 75% of the CEOS surveyed anticipate revenue gains over the next 12 months, although only 38% believe that overall economic conditions in the US will be better in the next 12 months. That seems like a strange contradiction to me; or maybe, it’s just […]
The Battle for BOM Control and its Impact on Mergers and Acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation
For years the big PLM and their ERP counterparts have been battling it out for control of the company master Bill of Material (BOM). ERP vendors have traditionally owned the Manufacturing BOM; PLM the Engineering BOM; leaving the end user to determine who owns the master. In our recent white paper that initiated coverage of […]
