The merger and acquisition appetite for safety companies is excellent today, and creates a wealth of opportunity for owners and management! Since 2007, there have been approximately 580 transactions in the “safety equipment” markets. During this same time period, as a comparative example, transactions in the “building products” markets totaled 138 – with many other industries lagging similarly.
Also, using another measurement, which includes a wider range of companies, including all safety and environmental, based upon statistics through June of 2013, M&A activity seems likely to be up a full 30% for 2013.