After a tumultuous year in 2020, global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came back strong in 2021 and are continuing on that trajectory as we move further into 2022. Industrial manufacturing has been a key target for investment, mergers and acquisitions even as both manufacturers and distributors continue to struggle with ongoing labor constraints and supply chain disruptions (among other forces).
In its recent Industrial manufacturing: Deals 2022 outlook report, PwC reviews the industrial manufacturing deals that took place over the past year. During that period, it says deal value for industrial manufacturing M&A grew by 50% in 2021 (compared to 2020), while deal volume remained stable during that period.
