Industries

We are focused on three industry groupings: consumer products and retail; technology and B2B services; and industrial manufacturing and distribution. Within these industry groups we have extensive experience across a number of sectors including:



Consumer Products & Retail
  • Urban retail
  • Quick service restaurants
  • Specialty & fashion retail
  • Convenience stores
  • Apparel
  • Sporting goods
  • Licensed consumer goods
  • Building products
  • Food & beverage
  • Retail grocery
  • Baked goods
  • Toys & crafts
  • Gaming
  • Healthcare

Technology & B2B Services
  • Engineering software
  • Education software
  • Banking automation software
  • HR software
  • Life science instrumentation
  • Life science consumables
  • Technical writing
  • IT services (incl. Government IT)
  • IT staffing
  • IT security
  • Business process outsourcing
  • Mail services
  • Marketing services
  • Facilities management
  • Education & training
  • Media

Industrial Manufacturing & Distribution
  • Construction equipment
  • Material handling equipment
  • Printing & mailing equipment
  • Plastics compounding
  • Plastics sheet & film
  • Flexible packaging
  • Food distribution
  • Electrical & lighting distribution
  • Aerospace components
  • Precision engineering/components
  • Aluminum extrusion
  • Transportation & logistics
  • Automotive
  • Industrial equipment

M&A Industry Reports
Our most recent sector reports include:
Food and Beverage Industry M&A Update (Spring 2009)

Aerospace Components M&A Update (Winter 2009)

Other sector reports include:

Aerospace Components M&A Update (Winter 2008)

Food Industry M&A Update (Summer 2008)

Lifestyle Fashion Retailing M&A Update (Winter 2008)

Aerospace Components M&A Update (Spring 2007)

Marketing Services M&A Update (Summer 2007)

Sporting Goods M&A Update (Summer 2007)

Plastics M&A Update (Spring 2006)

Urban Retail M&A Update (Summer 2006)

Aerospace Component M&A Update (Winter 2005)

Automotive Aftermarket M&A Update (Winter 2005)

Convenience Store M&A Update (Fall 2005)

Sporting Goods M&A Update (Fall 2005)

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