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title: Middle-Market M&A Update July 2021 | Wilcox Investment Bankers | DFW
description: See Wilcox Investment Bankers' Middle-Market Merger & Acquisition Monthly report (July 2021) showing activity, trends and valuation metrics.
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# [Middle-Market M&A Update July 2021 | Wilcox Investment Bankers | DFW](https://wilcoxinvestmentbankers.com/insights/wilcox-investment-bankers-middle-market-merger-acquisition-snapshot-june-2021)

 Written by [Admin](https://wilcoxinvestmentbankers.com/insights/author/admin) | Jun 23, 2021 10:15:49 AM

### **M&A Activity is Strong; Valuations are Rich**

[Wilcox Investment Bankers](https://www.wilcoxinvestmentbankers.com/) is pleased to share our Middle-Market Merger & Acquisition Snapshot for June 2021. The report offers data, metrics and trends regarding M&A activity and valuations for middle-market deals (<$500 million) in the U.S.

#### **Macro-Factors Support M&A**

The overall backdrop for M&As is very supportive (economic factors, debt and equity markets, strategic and private equity acquisitiveness).

- The number of U.S. middle-market deals YTD through May 2021 increased 21.9% vs. the same period last year.
- Valuation multiples for the last 12 months through May (including the period of lower valuations post-COVID), are now HIGHER than any year since 2010 (other than 2019).

#### **Commercial & Industrial Sectors Experiencing Increased M&A Activity**

M&As among the [commercial and industrial sectors](https://www.wilcoxinvestmentbankers.com/industry-focus/) that Wilcox Investment Bankers follows are all experiencing significant increases in activity.

 

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