IM&C Report | July 2024

Latest market trends, valuation levels and deals in the industrial machinery & components sector

Stable valuations and increasing cross-border M&A activities.

We are pleased to provide you with the latest edition of our Industrial Machinery & Components (IM&C) industry report, which highlights key industry trends and an up-to-date insight on valuation levels and selected transactions.

The report reveals a stabilizing valuation trend among the peer group of publicly traded companies in the machinery and components sector, with an average EV/EBITDA multiple of around 8.5x across the subsectors. The second quarter (Q2) of 2024 saw a significant uptick in cross-border M&A activity, accounting for 59% of transactions, mainly driven by strategic buyers. The industry continues to recover steadily as macroeconomic conditions enhance slightly and ongoing technological advancements spur growth across various subsectors.

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