Mid-Year PCB and EMS North American M&A Update
Mergers and acquisitions in North America in the PCB and EMS sectors during the first eight months of 2022 were down compared to the same period in 2021. In the PCB sector, we counted four deals in 2022 compared to... Read More →
Concerns About ESG Issues in PCB M&A
Recently, ESG issues have become more prominent in business as well as in M&A deals. ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance. Too bad it does not stand for “Eat something good,” but it can stand for improving operations and... Read More →
A Primer on M&A
Feature Interview by Dan Beaulieu D. B. MANAGEMENT GROUP Tom Kastner of GP Ventures is a busy man these days. He’s been involved in several M&A deals, including the sale of Royal Circuits and Advanced Assembly in May to Summit Interconnect.... Read More →
Today’s M&A: Right on Target
Feature Interview by Nolan Johnson I-CONNECT007 In this enlightening conversation with M&A specialist Tom Kastner, Nolan Johnson learns that it’s a buyer’s market—and a seller’s market too. This sets up an interesting dynamic no matter which side you might be... Read More →
How to Incentivize Employees During a Deal
Many owners like to reward their employees when a business is sold. It is a great way to thank the employees for their years of service and to help keep them around for the buyer. In addition, it is a... Read More →
GP Ventures Represents Royal Circuit Solutions and Advanced Assembly in their Sale to Summit Interconnect
Summit Interconnect is pleased to announce the acquisition of Royal Circuit Solutions with California operations in Hollister and Santa Ana and affiliate Advanced Assembly located in Aurora, Colorado. The acquisition expands Summit’s PCB offering in rigid, flex, rigid/flex and ATE... Read More →
M&A Activity: Keep Your Eye on the Ball
Feature Interview by Dan Beaulieu D.B. MANAGEMENT GROUP M&A activity is on the rise and shows no indication of slowing down, even if interest rates climb. In the past two years, there were more than 45 deals. Where does... Read More →
2021 Year-End PCB/EMS M&A Update
M&A activity in the PCB and EMS sectors in North America continues to be strong despite the COVID pandemic. According to our research, there were 23 M&A deals in the EMS sector in 2021 (compared to 24 in 2020) and... Read More →
What Does Private Equity See in the North American PCB Sector?
In the past few years, the investment by private equity (PE) firms into the PCB and EMS sectors has been increasing rapidly. Just in the past few months, APCT and Summit Interconnect have changed PE owners, American Standard Circuits was... Read More →
2021 Mid-Year PCB/EMS M&A Update
M&A activity is booming in the U.S. as the nation emerges from the COVID pandemic. Thanks to video conferencing and adjustments in procedures, M&A was also pretty busy in 2020. Now that the economy has opened and everyone is traveling,... Read More →