The Private Equity Info Research Database currently tracks 521 unique portfolio companies in the Apparel space, collectively owned by 386 unique private equity firms.
The graph below shows the PE platform investment trend in Apparel companies over the past 6 years.
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 Private Equity Info Research Database shows 267 PE-backed portfolio companies in the Staffing space. These companies are collectively held by 195 private equity firms.
The Staffing market includes recruitment, workforce solutions, talent management, staffing services, staffing software, and more.
The Private Equity Info Research Database currently tracks 97 portfolio companies in the Activewear space, collectively held by 86 unique PE firms.
Private Equity has shown a substantial increased interest in Activewear companies in recent years, driven by greater health awareness and further fueled by Covid.
The trending private equity investment sectors for December 2021 were Software, Manufacturing and Healthcare.
Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.
TruSight published the results of their investor survey, polling investors about deal flow sentiment, deal origination, workflow tools, and travel plans for 2022.
Portfolio company aging stats are dictated by past acquisition activity and exit rates over time.
As portfolio companies grow older in their respective funds, they age out, via an exit, often within 3 – 7 years. Portfolio companies in the 5 – 7 year vintage signal potential near-term transactions – deal flow – the lifeblood of investment banks, private equity firms, accountants, law firms, and a host of M&A service providers.
For U.S. portfolio companies owned by U.S.-based private equity firms, there are currently:
As we previously reported, the median holding period for private equity portfolio companies industry wide is currently 4.9 years. Consequently, let’s look into the 5-year aging mark in more detail.
If we stand on the 5-year mark and look upstream at the parade of portfolio companies approaching their five-year anniversary in their respective funds, we’ll see the monthly aging flow shown in the graph below.
We reviewed all private equity platform investments in 2021 and ranked them by industry. The following Top 10 industries represent nearly half of all private equity platform acquisitions in 2021:
TOP 10 INDUSTRIES
The chart below shows each of these industries as a percentage of the total PE platform acquisitions in 2021. Clearly, Software was the major industry of interest for private equity in 2021, representing17% of all platform acquisitions.
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.
Industry Trends Report
