The trending private equity investment sectors for December 2018 are highlighted below with a few example transactions.

The trending private equity investment sectors for November 2018 are highlighted below with a few example transactions.

The trending private equity investment sectors for October 2018 are highlighted below with a few example transactions.

The trending private equity investment sectors for September 2018 are highlighted below with a few example transactions.

The trending private equity investment sectors for August 2018 are highlighted below with a few example transactions.

For the first half of 2018, private equity firms had a strong emphasis on acquiring Technology companies. Here are a few sample transactions:

Private Equity Firms Acquiring Technology Companies – Sample Transactions

For the first half of 2018, collectively, private equity firms acquired Software companies more than any other sector except Manufacturing. Here are a few sample transactions:

The trending private equity investment sectors for July 2018 are highlighted below with a few example transactions.

For the first half of 2018, collectively, private equity firms acquired Manufacturing companies more than any other sector. Here are a few sample transactions:

Reviewing platform acquisitions by private equity firms in the first half of 2018, we see the following ten industries as thematic. The top 2 industries, Manufacturing and Software, were equally represented and dominated the list with more than 2x the number of investments compared to #3 on the list (Technology).