Tag Archives: M&A

Foreign manufacturers allocate American capacity ahead of Trump tariff policy taking shape

Semiconductor technology enterprise manufacturers like TSMC, GlobalWafers and contract electronics providers (CM, EMS, ODM, JDM…) seeking U.S. domestic manufacturing capacity as Trump tariffs policy continues to evolve reports TrendForce. Venture Outsource continues to see a steady interest in manufacturer M&A …
Read more »

Manufacturer Business Valuations in Contract Manufacturing Industry – Contract Manufacturing Consultants

Are you considering acquiring a manufacturing business? Venture Outsource can help you determine a fair market value so you know what the business is worth and you do not overpay. While we are not certified valuation professionals, we are suitably …
Read more »

Acquiring success: The latest trends in contract electronics mergers and acquisitions

Many contract manufacturers in the hyper-competitive middle market contract electronics industry continue to face increasing pressures on various fronts. Whether from problems associated with finding customers, followed by challenges retaining and growing those customer programs (most top-line industry growth is …
Read more »

Mergers & Acquisitions in Contract Manufacturing Industry – Contract Manufacturing Consultants

Venture Outsource M&A clients include individuals and family-owned businesses, large public companies, investment banks and private equity firms. Let us help you formulate your add-on capacity growth or exit strategy, identify more capacity, identify and locate advantageously suitable target companies, …
Read more »

Contract Manufacturing Industry Research and Reports – Contract Manufacturing Consultants

The contract electronics industry constantly changes. Providers divest or acquire business interests for new tech or to gain new customers, often with steep learning curves. Claimed capabilities often do not match reality.   Jump to: Articles related to research and …
Read more »

Contract electronics attracts limited partnership investment, middle market management buyouts for high-mix, non-traditional EMS

Contract electronics EMS firms seeking to be acquired often have a higher than industry average debt-to-equity ratio.
Read more »

EMS differentiation: Equal opportunity challenge for every contract electronics solutions provider

We reached out to more than 5,000 EMS industry professionals with the statement: Describe the competitive differentiation that sets your company apart from other electronics services companies you compete with in the marketplace.
Read more »

Thin margin myth in EMS manufacturing

By

Why EMS sales convinces OEMs that EMS margins are thin and how OEM customers continue to pay extra for lack of real risk decisioning by EMS management.
Read more »

EMS mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, alliances and investment

Harvard Business Review says M&A failure rate ranges from 70% to 90%. Reasons include organization complexity, multiple locations… For EMS M&A, failure is more specific.
Read more »

Checklist: Private equity risk in electronics manufacturing services (EMS)

By

How to determine the EMS provider’s true gross margins? What are equivalent net margins? How is operating margin determined and is it sustainable? Due diligence can help you answer these questions and more when investing in, merging or acquiring electronics services providers.
Read more »

1