Over the course of the last 5 years we’ve been closely monitoring developments in the LED market and have tracked a total of 238 significant deals. Although we cannot claim that this list of deals is exhaustive, it certainly paints a picture of the mood in the market and the strategies of its respective major players. The total value of deals where disclosure was made during this period was nearly $8 billion, peaking in 2008 at over $4 billion. The number of deals completed over the 5 year period remained fairly consistent. The median value of deals also fell slightly over the period of analysis, ranging between a maximum of $18.3 million in 2008, to a minimum of $11 million for 2013 data to May. Our analysis also shows that the strategy for growth through acquisition has cooled off since 2011. We believe there are 3 reasons for this; A decline in the average spend […]