This year’s construction materials outlook highlights a resilient industry with strong merger and acquisition activity, driven by strategic growth opportunities and favorable market conditions. The sector remains well-positioned for continued momentum, supported by infrastructure investment, pricing strength and attractive demand tailwinds.
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Earlier this year, FMI and Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) partnered together to survey construction owners and executives on their ownership transfer and management succession plans. The results presented are based on almost 300 responses.
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Despite changing fundamentals and increased investor scrutiny weighing on private equity deployments, opportunities in the built environment continue to attract new private equity investments. In this white paper, we explore areas where we see potential for outsized returns in today's market.
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Transitioning to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) means a period of big change for a company. It’s also the best time to rethink the company board. In this paper we provide best practices that company leaders can take to build an effective ESOP board and ensure a successful transition.
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Spending on utility and communications infrastructure is gaining momentum and is expected to grow over the coming year. This investment is fueled by demographic trends, new regulation and billions of dollars in federal and state spending. Learn key insights around power distribution, water and wastewater, telecommunications construction, and natural gas transmissions in our latest report.
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Looking ahead, operating dynamics should support a strong mergers and acquisitions market for construction materials companies. Factors like guaranteed federal funding, pricing power, cost mitigation strategies and stable end markets all point to continued solid performance.
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With overall U.S. construction spending expected to decline over the next two years, understanding underlying markets and how tomorrow’s dollars will be allocated is critical for industry stakeholders. Whether you’re a building products manufacturer, supplier, private equity firm or a middle-market specialty chemicals company, our data provides important insights for developing the…
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Even though the industry was hit with economic headwinds last year, CM firms remained resilient with the headline "demand is strong" resonating throughout the sector. Looking ahead, the threat of a recession still looms. However, there are reasons to be optimistic such as IIJA funding coming online and strong CM demand in other end markets.
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In the first issue of our building products newsletter, we have articles on the commodities market, private equity and public company valuation.
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In this year’s industry study on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in engineering and construction, FMI Capital Advisors share key trends shaping the M&A landscape. Of all survey participants, 55% of respondents indicated that acquisitions were a part of their current strategy.
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