2020: The Year in Review
We had a lot to be proud of in 2020, and we are grateful for the continuing trust of our clients, colleagues, and the greater Boston M&A community. As it was a challenging year in many ways, it’s important we celebrate the success of our clients and the accomplishments of our team. Below are some […]
Selling Big
One of the things we pride ourselves on at Mirus has been our success with selling middle market companies to global strategic acquirers. In the past few years, we’ve closed nine transactions with global Fortune 500 and other large public companies for lower-middle market clients whose size averaged under $30 million in revenues. The revenues for […]
Q4 2017 Industrial Technology Report
Mirus has released its latest Industrial Sector Report. This quarter we focus on Industrial Technology – companies that make production faster and more efficient through the use of technology. In the full report you’ll find industry news, transactions, and the state of the industry. Download the full report here
Manufacturing sector remains robust in 2017
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector continued to expand in April, according to the latest Institute for Supply Management (ISM) purchasing manufacturer’s index. While the PMI fell 2.4% from March, the report highlighted comments reflecting “stable to growing business conditions; with new orders, production, employment and inventories of raw materials all growing in April over […]
The mixed messages in US manufacturing
Recent headlines paint a mixed picture of the US manufacturing sector: “Manufacturing gauge eases in August from nine-month high” (MarketWatch, 8/23) “U.S. Durable-Goods Orders Rebounded in July, Jumping 4.4%” (WSJ, 8/25) “US manufacturing’s ills have been misdiagnosed” (Financial Times, 8/21) “U.S. Manufacturing Growth Cooled in July From One-Year High” (Bloomberg, 8/1) “Surprise! U.S. Manufacturing Jobs […]
Robotics on the move in 2016
Companies in the advanced automation and robotics sector are doing deals in 2016. In addition to Mirus’ client MagneMotion, four companies: Vizient, iRobot, Hansen Medical, and Bluefin Robotics have announced deals in this sector so far in 2016. Globally, the industry appears poised for accelerated adoption as costs have come down while technology has made significant […]
Global manufacturing struggles in early 2016
The headlines on global manufacturing in early 2016 tell a tough story… Global Manufacturing PMI Signals Stagnation (Seeking Alpha, March 4th) The manufacturing slowdown has spread to the services sector (Business Insider March 2016) Britain’s factories engulfed in global manufacturing slump (The Telegraph, March 1st) Manufacturing: A hard pounding (The Economist, February 18th) China Manufacturing […]
Manufacturing on a roll
June’s ISM report illustrates the ongoing momentum in the manufacturing sector. With the PMI® at 53.5%, economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded for the 30th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 73rd consecutive month. The production and employment indices were up from May. 11 of the 18 manufacturing industries reported growth in […]
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