Engineering a deal

摘要

Like every other sector of the economy, the engineering and technology community is eagerly awaiting any sign that the grim commercial outlook is brightening. While company turnover and profits inevitably attract the most attention, another indicator of renewed vitality would be a resurgence in the number of deals being done within the sector.rnThis is the first in an occasional series of assessments of the state of the market for buying and selling companies - the mergers & acquisitions or M&A market - as it applies to engineering businesses in the UK. It is based primarily on data collected and compiled by Experian Corpfin, which has monitored M&A transactions since the mid-1990s. Corbett Keeling has been particularly active since forming in 1993, advising on management buyouts and specialising in the engineering sector.