Manufacturing Continues to be the Top Industry in Done Deals

Excerpted from Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors® Deal Stats Transaction Survey July 2012 – December 2012 Summary Report

Manufacturing Continues to be the Top Industry in Done Deals Members provided services related to transactions in almost all industries.  Manufacturing transactions were once again the most frequent in the recent survey as in prior survey periods. Manufacturing companies also provided the highest dollar volume of transactions each year.

The top industries for number of done deals were: 1) Manufacturing 2) Wholesale Trade 3) Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 4) Other Services (except public administration) 5) Construction

Questions and Suggestions. If you have questions about the survey results and methodology, or if you have suggestions on additional research or surveys that would be of value to members, please contact Dr. Perry Campbell at 360-696-9450 or send him an e-mail at pcampbell@actcapitaladvisors.com. To preserve confidentiality, no data on the individual transactions or the respondents will be released outside the AM&AA Market Research Committee.