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
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