Trump Upheaval Makes Factories an M&A Asset
One of the most tried and true motivations for acquisitions is if you can’t build it quickly, buy it instead.
Factories and their locations have always mattered when assessing acquisition targets in manufacturing but they’ve taken on greater importance in the current era of geopolitical upheaval and sky-high tariffs.
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Factories — particularly their locations — are set to feature more prominently in industrial dealmaking.