Mergers and Acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation for 2016
Mergers and acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation for 2016 goes into the books as the year of the big deal. While volume overall was soft (indeed back to 2010 levels), average transaction value was up substantially as the oligopolies focused on capturing market share and extending reach through large, single transactions. Q3 specifically produced an absolute […]
Mergers and Acquisitions in IoT – This is just the beginning
Over the past couple of years, Mirus has become increasingly involved with the rapidly developing Internet of Things sector including advising multiple companies across a variety of application domains on their growth and M&A strategy, as well as recently completing several important sell-side transactions in the space (see Eutecus press release). Mirus is very excited […]
Mergers and Acquisitions in Manufacturing Automation H1, 2016 Update
With 2016 now underway, Mirus reaffirms its optimism about opportunities for mergers and acquisitions for 2016. With M&A running at about the same pace as 2015, we see no reason not to finish the year strong and match 2015’s volume of transactions. But, what isn’t apparent from the base volume numbers is the overall value […]
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 […]
INTERNET of THINGS in Manufacturing Automation
I will be the first to admit that when PTC first declared they were going after the Internet of Things market back in 2013 with their acquisition of ThingWorx for $112M, I was skeptical. When they spent another $170M the next year to further develop the space with their acquisition of Axeda I was dumbfounded. […]
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 […]
Achieving an Exceptional Multiple in the Sale of Your Company – Part 4 and Final
As mentioned a few times in previous blogs, when looking at whether or not you can realistically expect exceptional results you need to be honest with yourself. Ask yourself these questions. If you can truly say yes to all or most of them, then you do indeed have an opportunity for exceptional multiples. If not, […]
