In September, public markets saw modest gains and lower volatility after losses in August. Economic indicators remained relatively flat, while consumer confidence decreased as the economy moves into the late cycle phase. September saw a slowdown in both global and middle market M&A, due in part to...
In August, economic indicators paired with a volatile public market depicted a slowdown in growth in the U.S. economy. For the most part, the economic indicators remained relatively flat, which could suggest the historic growth levels are moderating. However, unemployment and consumer confidence continue to remain at...
July economic indicators portray a slowly, but steadily growing US economy, with the unemployment rate continuing to hover near 50-year lows. At the same time, with a continuation of US-China trade negotiations and geopolitical tensions, the Fed cut interest rates on July 31st by a quarter-point which...
June economic indicators portray a slowly, but steadily growing US economy that marks the 10th consecutive year of economic expansion. The labor markets remain strong, as the nonfarm payrolls rose above market expectations in June, while the unemployment rate continues to hover near 50-year lows. At the...
An in-depth look at the Manufacturing Automation sector for Q1, 2019. Mirus' partners use their expertise and experience to take a closer look at industry news, transactions, and state of the industry in our quarterly industry report.
Economic indicators released in May were positive as the economy continues to demonstrate modest, but persistent growth. Labor markets remain supportive, with solid monthly job gains and a multi-decade low unemployment rate. While U.S. public equity markets experienced increased volatility in May, the S&P 500 remains near...
An in-depth look at the Laboratory & Testing Services sector for Q1, 2019. Mirus' partners use their expertise and experience to take a closer look at industry news, transactions, and state of the industry in our quarterly industry report.
An in-depth look at the Telecom & Communications sector for Q1, 2019. Mirus' partners use their expertise and experience to take a closer look at industry news, transactions, and state of the industry in our quarterly industry report.
Economic indicators released in April were positive. The economy continues to demonstrate modest but persistent growth. Labor markets remain supportive, with unemployment near 50-year lows. U.S. public equity markets extended their historic start to the year – the S&P 500 rose 3.9% in April to all-time highs...
Economic indicators released in March show mixed results. While the unemployment rate remains unchanged and the consumer price index posted a slight increase, consumer confidence declined and the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index reported a lower annual gain than in previous months. At the same time,...
An in-depth look at the IoT sector for Q4, 2018. Mirus' partners use their expertise and experience to take a closer look at industry news, transactions, and state of the industry in our quarterly industry report.
Economic indicators released in February show mixed results. While the labor market continues to post job gains and new lows in unemployment, February’s numbers showed that growth may be slowing. Similar slowing growth trends were apparent in home prices and broad consumer prices. The lack of inflation...
An in-depth look at the Medical Device sector for Q4, 2018. Mirus' partners use their expertise and experience to take a closer look at industry news, transactions, and state of the industry in our quarterly industry report.
Economic indicators released in January show mixed results. While the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index posted a 5.2% annual gain and the Consumer Price Index remained unchanged, the Consumer Confidence Index declined and unemployment increased to 4.0%. However, the public markets rebounded to start the...
An in-depth look at the Industrial Technology sector for Q4, 2018. Mirus' partners use their expertise and experience to take a closer look at industry news, transactions, and state of the industry in our quarterly industry report.
Economic indicators released in December show mixed results. While the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index posted a 5.5% annual gain, both the Consumer Price Index and Consumer Confidence Index declined, and unemployment increased to 3.9%. Going into 2019, analysts expect M&A activity to hold steady...