Market Insights – Medical Devices
Mirus has released its latest Healthcare Sector Report. This quarter we focus on the Medical Device Sector, including companies that manufacture and distribute surgical and medical instruments and electromedical equipment. In the full report you’ll find industry news, transactions, and the state of the industry. Download the full report here
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
2017 M&A: Race to the finish?
As we enter the final stretch of 2017, the year behind us saw a continuing rush of M&A activity, albeit at a slower pace than the frenzied 2016. At the same time, many market observers are optimistic about deal activity in 2018. For most of 2017, the year was notable for its dearth of blockbuster […]
Time is on whose side?
The refrain of the song popularized by the Rolling Stones goes “time is on my side, yes it is.” How time is used in a negotiation, who manages the timetable and who benefits from a faster conclusion to the negotiation can be influential factors in the outcome. Time is usually on someone’s side in a […]
Food M&A Heats Up
Over the past decade there has been a bifurcation of M&A activity in the food industry, as “better for you” health & wellness brands have attracted strong acquisition interest from both strategic and financial acquirers while more traditional steady, solid, profitable, but lower-growth food manufacturing businesses have not attracted as much attention. That is changing […]
M&A Headlines from 2016 – the year that was
As we wrap up 2016 and look towards 2017, it’s a good time to reflect on deal activity over the past 12 months. From a slow start to the year, our industry seemed to pick up steam after January, only to lag a bit through the summer and fall. October brought some large announcements, pushing […]
Congratulations to Eutecus on its Sale to Sensity Systems and Subsequently Verizon
I would like to offer my congratulations to Csaba Rekeczky and the folks at Eutecus on the successful sale of their company to Sensity Systems (see http://merger.com/transactions/eutecus-acquired-sensity-systems/). The entire Mirus team, including Peter Alternative and I, are proud to have acted as advisors in this transaction and are pleased to play a part in helping […]
Looking ahead at manufacturing M&A activity
The news from the manufacturing sector over the past few months has been mixed. Many firms are experiencing headwinds from the strong US dollar. The most recent ISM PMI results have been at 51.5, the lowest level of the past couple of years. Recent PwC research suggests that the share of US M&A in the […]
Recent Comments