While acquisition activity among medium-sized companies is returning to near-normal levels, today’s transaction landscape has undergone epic changes. The dynamics have shifted as buyers aggressively hunt strategic acquisitions; they’re making more unsolicited offers, looking to close deals quickly, and scoping out attractive companies that can be acquired without a competitive process.
Corporate buyers, having streamlined costs and preserved profits during the downturn, are now sitting on balance sheets with ample amounts of cash. As the economic recovery continues its slow slog, growing through acquisition is often the fastest (and easiest) way to take profits to the next level. By identifying and acquiring innovative companies, strategic buyers are betting that the quicker (and ultimately less expensive) path to growth will be buying versus building.
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Author:Stefanie Dhanda
