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December 01, 2021 No Comments Author: Andy Jones

International Private Equity Investing in U.S. Companies

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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).

March 18, 2021 No Comments Author: Andy Jones

Private Equity Investments in Supplements Companies

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Food supplement businesses are attracting attention from private equity investors. PE firms have already made six platform investments in the supplement space in 2021.

In fact, our M&A Research Database shows 180 supplement businesses currently held as portfolio companies of private equity firms.

The “supplements” category represents a diverse range of businesses. The 180 private equity owned supplements companies include: