M&A Businesses

While COVID-19 is a black swan event and is not considered to be the new norm, its implications will carry some lasting effects as companies adapt and embrace the digital frontier. The global pandemic has forced many companies to shift to alternative methods in order to continue operating. As non-essential businesses ceased physical operations, the adapting global workforce embraced digitalization accelerating demand in cybersecurity, telecommunications, and IT services. An MIT survey study finds that nearly 50% of the workforce ...

In the decade leading up to 2020, U.S. Aerospace and Defense experienced tremendous success and growth as widespread M&A activity focused on horizontal integration and scalability in an effort to meet expected demand. Despite minor road bumps in 2019, such as the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX and faltering consumer confidence amidst the trade wars, the outlook for 2020 was cautiously optimistic.

This was, of course, before COVID-19 spread across the globe and singlehandedly redefined the industry and its ...

The Food and Agriculture industry has undergone a noticeable fragmentation in response to Covid-19. With the extended closures of most restaurants around the country, many businesses have seen revenues rapidly decline as supply chains and end markets imploded over the course of the past several months. Such companies now face the choice of expending large amounts of capital in order to adapt and develop new business lines or playing a dangerous game of wait and see as they cling to ...

Covid-19 is changing the landscape of the healthcare industry at a remarkable pace. While ICU’s continue to inch toward capacity and recorded cases spike to new highs, many healthcare organizations have struggled to turn a profit as the number of non-Covid related visits and elective procedures plummeted. Medical staffing agencies have felt the pinch as hospital have cut jobs and tightened budgets.

While the general atmosphere in the medical staffing industry is dour, the good news is that several key players ...

A new study conducted by PCE Companies reveals the effects and trends that are surfacing in healthcare M&A during the current pandemic. Covid-19 has profoundly changed the way many companies are conducting business, leading to a period of uncertainty as both investment bankers and business leaders learn to adapt to the new environment. Despite the current need for both healthcare services and medical equipment, there has been an immediate reduction in transaction volume compared to the previous year.

• Between March 22 ...