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Aerospace And Defense Industry Dealmakers Remain Positive On Economy, M&A Activity, Survey Shows.

Aerospace And Defense Industry Dealmakers Remain Positive On Economy, M&A Activity, Survey Shows.
Robert Kipps, managing director of KippsDeSanto. Photo: KippsDeSanto

The outlook for the economy and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the aerospace, defense and government services industries remains solid for 2019, according to the results of a survey of dealmakers by the investment banking firm KippsDeSanto released on Tuesday. Around 50 percent of responders expect M&A activity in 2019 to remain the same as in 2018 in all three sectors while 28 percent expect it to increase by at least 5 percent, the survey, Aerospace/Defense & Government Services 2019…

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