Sector recorded 3,118 deals worth $474.3 billion in 2015
LONDON — The industrials and chemicals sector recorded 3,118 deals worth $474.3 billion in 2015, according to Mergermarket’s recently released Global Industrials & Chemicals M&A 2015 Trend Report. The number is up 16.5 percent in value compared to 2014, which recorded 3,263 deals worth $407.1 billion.
Despite concerns over China’s slowing economy, especially in manufacturing, Industrials and Chemicals, as a whole, had a strong showing, according to the report. The year ended with 705 deals worth $165.9 billion in 4Q 2015, the highest valued quarter in Mergermarket history, and a 16.4 percent increase in value compared to 4Q 2014.