In 2025, industrial automation continued to attract strong investment interest, with resilient M&A activity despite broader economic volatility. We’ve seen strong demand from both strategic and financial buyers to drive efficiencies in manufacturing, optimize processes, and implement new technologies such as AI and machine learning. What were some of the most notable transactions closed this year, and what is the M&A climate for the rest of the year?
Join Blue River for an exclusive webinar exploring the dynamic landscape of industrial automation in 2025. This session will offer a dual perspective: a retrospective analysis of the year’s most impactful developments, and a forward-looking forecast of what lies ahead as we approach year-end.
Attendees can expect to hear insight about:
EVENT DETAILS:
DATE: Tue, Oct 14, 2025
TIME: 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST
LOCATION: Virtual
- The most meaningful transactions closed in 2025
- Growth hotspots: both organic and through M&A
- Valuation trends: where we expect multiples to go
- M&A outlook: the climate for the remainder of the year
- Key challenges in an M&A transaction
Our panelists include Christopher Caron, Managing Director & Industrials Segment Leader and Matthew Kanterman, Director of Research. Thomas Hagan, Managing Director and Industrial Automation Industry Leader, will serve as moderator.
Please register before October 14th, 2025. There is no cost to attend. We will forward you a meeting link once you complete the registration form. If plans change and you cannot attend, you can still watch a recording of the live event.
About Blue River
Blue River Financial Group is a middle market merger and acquisition advisory firm. We assist corporations, private equity groups and individuals in the sale and acquisition of businesses, and have completed assignments in multiple business segments. With over 20 years of experience spanning across 50 global industries, Blue River provides a suite of services to middle market clients including corporate development, private equity support, valuations and transaction consulting, placing a premium on relationship-centered transaction counsel and client focus.
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