Robust M&A Activity in Q1 2025
M&A activity in the industrial automation sector remained robust in Q1 2025 with 24 deals announced, even with a fluctuating and sometimes volatile macro backdrop. We continue to see 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.
Highlights from the report:
- The market may grow 8.4% in 2025 and maintain a double-digit CAGR through 2030.
- Including minority and venture investments, capital invested in the IA sector by PE and venture capital (VC) funds in Q1 2025 continued a recent upward trajectory.
- Although multiples have seen some volatility in the last few years, we noticed a convergence across IA market segments in 2024.
- Multiples for publicly traded IA companies expanded in 2024, in line with the broader multiple expansion in public markets.
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