While the most prolific PE investment sectors for August 2022 were Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Software, we wanted to highlight some more specialized sectors this month as well.
The trending (more specialized) private equity investment sectors for August 2022 were Advisory Platforms, Pharma-Contract Research, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Fintech.
Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.
Each month, we review and comment on private equity Investment trends. This post, we review industry themes from private equity portfolio Exits (July 2022).
Industries with the most exits in July (# exits)
See sample transactions for each below…
The trending private equity investment sectors for July 2022 were Software, Manufacturing, and Pharma.
Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.
The trending private equity investment sectors for June 2022 were Software, Technology, and Packaging.
Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.
The trending private equity investment sectors for May 2022 were Software, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Business Services.
Sample transactions for each category are highlighted below.
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 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.
Historically, 5% to 8% of U.S. private equity platform acquisitions are made by PE firms outside the U.S.
2019 was the peak for this metric at 7.8%. That is, in 2019, 187 U.S.-based companies were acquired as new platform investments by international PE firms. (Add-on investments include a much larger number of acquisitions by international PE firms.)
The most targeted sectors by international private equity firms in 2021 were: Software, Healthcare, Technology, Data Analytics, and Food & Beverage (in that order).
Industry Trends Report
