2H 2024 Manufacturing M&A Report

Manufacturing is all about moving parts. And in 2H24 and heading into 2025, we’re seeing plenty of parts moving. The elephants in the room appear to be the application of the incoming U.S. administration’s threatened trade tariffs as well as the continued impact of the CHIPS and Science Act. There is some uncertainty about what the push/pull effect will be and how it will affect manufacturing in North America, creating demand for new factories or raising the prices on everything from cars to consumer...