Why an M&A ‘Boom’? 5 Reasons

This has also led to a shift from generational ownership, in which company owners hang onto their companies for 35 years on average, to five-year ownership holds, representing a seven-times increase in five-year holds.

4. Globalization. “Middle market companies have production in China and sales offices in Europe,” Solomon pointed out. “They have instantaneous communications around the world with global telecommunications and infrastructure.”