Highlights from our report:
- Strategic buyers remained very active, with over 2,000 Industrial acquirers completing transactions over the past 18 months; 16% executed multiple deals, signaling healthy appetite for the sector.
- Across our key sub-sectors of focus, we noticed the following trends:
- Industrial Technology saw sustained demand for automation, robotics, IIoT, and AI-enabled infrastructure, with deal activity stabilizing as buyers remained selective but engaged.
- Industrial Services emerged as the most resilient sub-sector, with public equities outperforming the broader market as investors rotated toward defensive, cash-flow-oriented service business models.
- Traditional Industrials experienced a measured recovery, supported by supply chain normalization and improving end-market visibility.
- Industrial M&A activity remained steady going into Q4, with 187 Technology, 207 Services, and 299 Traditional Industrials transactions announced.
- Financing activity also strengthened in 2025, up 20% to $18B in financing transactions with capital markets reopening.
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