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Industrial Automation Q2 2025 Report
Industrial automation remains a core investment theme for many private equity and strategic buyers, and strong M&A trends in the sector buttressed by fundamental tailwinds bucked a broader M&A slowdown in Q2 2025. IA deal count surged to 30 deals in Q2, up from 24 in Q1 2025 and 28 in Q2 2024.
Highlights from the report:
- The market may grow 11% in 2025 and maintain a similar growth rate through 2030.
- Including minority and venture investments, we saw another strong quarter of investment
activity by PE and venture capital firms into the IA sector, with 44 investments tracked. - Acquisitions by privately-held strategic companies, the bulk of the deal count, were roughly flat from Q1 2025 but down sharply from Q2 2024.
- Globally, industrials M&A activity ticked up sequentially, with private strategics increasing their M&A cadence in the quarter.
To download the Industrial Automation Q2 2025 Market Update report, please visit our website: Industrial Automation Q2 2025 Report.
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