The trending private equity investment sectors for April 2022 were Healthcare, Technology, and Manufacturing.

Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.

The trending private equity investment sectors for March 2022 were Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, and Software.

Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.

The trending private equity investment sectors for February 2022 were Wealth Management, Information Technology Services, Consulting, and Cloud-Based Software.

Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.

The trending private equity investment sectors for January 2022 were Software – Cloud Based, Healthcare – Therapy, and Manufacturing.

Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.

The trending private equity investment sectors for December 2021 were Software, Manufacturing and Healthcare.

Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.

The trending private equity investment sectors for November 2021 were Pharma – Contract Research, Cloud Native Software and Enterprise Resource Planning Software. Overall, software acquisitions overwhelmingly represent the top industry of interest for private equity firms.

Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.

The trending private equity investment sectors for October 2021 were Bio Technology, Restoration Services, Holiday & Vacation Services and Beauty Care.

Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.

We’ve been tracking the average number of current portfolio companies held by private equity firms from our M&A Research Database.

The trending private equity investment sectors for September 2021 were Digital Marketing, Cybersecurity and Managed Services.

Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.

The trending private equity investment sectors for August 2021 were Software – Cloud and SaaS, Healthcare and Manufacturing.

Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.