At ONEtoONE, we advise manufacturing and engineering companies, shareholders and investors on M&A transactions across the industrial value chain. Drawing on a global view of industrial shifts and an extensive network of strategic and financial acquirers, we build strategies for owners ready to scale, consolidate or sell. We focus on positioning each business for the strongest bids, matching it with the right counterparties and executing with precision in a market shaped by digitalisation, consolidation and supply-chain regionalisation.
We specialize in M&A across:
M&A is a key route for traditional manufacturers to adopt smart technologies. Firms are acquiring IIoT, robotics, and analytics companies to enable smart factories, supporting predictive maintenance and real-time supply chain visibility to stay competitive.
The industrial sector is still highly fragmented, with many niche family-owned firms. Private equity and conglomerates are using M&A to consolidate these players into one-stop platforms, improving procurement, distribution, and R&D efficiency.
Global disruptions are pushing firms towards near-shoring and “friend-shoring”. M&A is accelerating as companies acquire regional manufacturers to secure supply chains, cut logistics costs, and gain localized production capacity, now viewed as a strategic premium asset.
Rising regulation and energy costs are driving a green transformation in industry. M&A is targeting energy-efficient technologies, carbon capture and firms operating in the circular economy. ESG compliance has become a key factor in valuations and deal strategy in Europe in particular.
