
Horizontal Directional Drilling
If you own a horizontal directional drilling business and have thought about an exit, the timing couldn't be better. The HDD market is projected to nearly double from $9.3B to over $16B by 2030 — and buyers are moving aggressively to capture that growth through acquisition.
This edition of Industry Insights breaks down what's driving the HDD M&A market and what separates companies that command top-of-range valuations from those that don't.
Inside the analysis:
- Why over $97B in federal and state funding for fiber optic and telecom infrastructure is creating sustained, long-term demand for HDD operators
- How contract structure — project-based bidding versus master service agreements with national utilities — is one of the biggest valuation differentiators
- What crew retention, technology adoption, backlog visibility, and customer concentration mean for deal pricing
- Recent transactions and the buyers actively consolidating the sector
Download the full industry insights report to learn more.
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