Dykema M&A Activity Continues to Sizzle
October, 2019 - Detroit, Michigan
The third quarter continued the torrid pace of M&A volume for our clients—we closed a total of 18 transactions, a substantial increase over the third quarter of last year. The average deal size increased as well from $29M to $62M. The industries covered included alcoholic beverages, amusement parks, automotive, pharmaceuticals, apparel, aerospace and defense, information management, car rental and dental service organizations. Our largest driver of deal volume was the dental service organization sector, in which we closed eight transactions alone.
This quarter was somewhat unusual in that we represented sellers in 14 of the 18 transactions. Driving that trend was once again the dental service organization space, where we represented sellers in seven of the eight closed transactions.
The heavy volume of selling by our clients makes us wonder if the market is beginning to near the end of the buoyant seller’s market that has been in place for several years. Dykema recently completed its 15th Annual M&A Outlook Survey, which may shed some light on that phenomenon. We will be sharing the insight from this year’s survey in November.
