At a Glance

The Braff Group has developed “Heat Maps” to better contrast M&A activity across varying sectors and segments. Along the vertical axis is the total number of transactions completed over the past five years. Along the horizontal axis is the slope of the trend line over that period. Taken together then, the higher and further to the right a sector is, the greater – and more robust – the acquisition interest in that sector, both in terms of volume and growth.