By: Wesley Legg

According to Capital IQ and Founders proprietary sources, there were an estimated 31 transactions involving Alabama companies completed in the second quarter of 2018, an decrease of 30% versus the same quarter in the previous year. M&A and private placement activity was down 26% quarter over quarter. Most of the transactions completed in the second quarter of 2018 were sub $50 million in enterprise value, however there were several larger transactions, most notably the acquisition of Montgomery, Alabama based Raycom Media, Inc. by Gray Television (NYSE:GTN) for $3.6 billion.

 

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