Industry Reports

Industry Trends Record defense budgets and backlog growth are driving procurement Geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East have pushed global defense procurement to record levels, ...

Agribusiness, food & beverage M&A remained active in the second quarter, coming off a sharp rebound that kickstarted 2026. Driving the activity was a continuation of recent themes: com...

The Building & Infrastructure Services sector carried its momentum into the second quarter of 2026, with structural demand drivers proving durable even as the broader M&A market remain...

The FOCUS Civil Engineering Services Index (CESI) ran into substantial headwinds in our summer reporting period as it dropped 6.3% over the past three months. This was despite strong performan...

Q2 2026 was a challenging period for public traded professional services firms. The FOCUS Professional Services Index (PSI) was down 6.3% during the quarter while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ ha...

It was a difficult three-month period for the FOCUS Communications Service Provider Index (CSPI). While the S&P 500 gained 14.9% and the NASDAQ gained 21.4% over the past three months, the...

FOCUS Telecom Business Services Quarterly: Summer 2026 Report

Agribusiness, food, and beverage M&A activity in the fourth quarter was on par with the prior period, with a total of 81 deals announced or closed in segments tracked by FOCUS. Deal volume...

Specialty pharmacy transactions enter 2026 in a more active deal environment, with buyers focused on scalable healthcare services assets that offer recurring revenue and defensible margins. Sp...