We’re seeing growing momentum in the chemicals and specialty materials sector as market conditions improve and a growing backlog of quality assets hit the market. Increased optimism from global players for organic and inorganic investments in the U.S., lower interest rates, and growing pressure for private equity-backed platforms to return capital are among several factors driving activity in the space. Our Q3 brief shares how these trends are creating M&A opportunities in the sector as well as other insights, including:

• What we’re reading

• Select transactions

• Public market updates