Founders’ Industrials Update – Q1 2018

By: Duane Donner

M&A transactions in the Industrial sector rose 1.2% in 2017 year over year. The pickup in activity was encouraging given the industry has seen a decline in transactions the previous two years. Although the scarcity of quality businesses willing to go to market has driven this shortage, this trend has positively impacted valuations. Buyers bidding over fewer businesses has caused median EV/EBITDA multiples to rise to a 10-year high of 10.1x in 2017.

 

The state of the Industrial M&A market is largely dependent on the health of the U.S. economy. As Founders looks ahead to 2018, we’re encouraged by the strong macroeconomic outlook. The Conference Board estimates that GDP and Consumer Spending will rise 2.9% and 2.8%, respectively in 2018. Industry professionals site that favorable dynamics enabled by the recently passed tax reform and the general state of the U.S. economy will be key drivers of this growth.

For more information on how tax reform will impact your business, industry transactions, and key leading indicators of the Industrial M&A market, please click here to view our Q1 2018 Industrials newsletter.

Founders’ Industrials Update – Q1 2018

 

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