The document summarizes M&A activity and market performance in the industrials sector in Q4 2011. It notes that overall M&A transaction volume and value declined from Q4 2010 levels, with the number of deals down 32% and total value down 14%. However, public company stock prices in the sector increased over both 3 and 12 month periods. The electrical equipment industry saw the strongest performance with median multiples of 10.0x LTM EBITDA. Recent M&A transactions highlighted include the acquisitions of Heil Trailer and Unifrax.