Private Equity – March 2022 Investment Trends
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 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).
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.
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.
The trending private equity investment sectors for July 2021 were Food & Beverage, SaaS Business Services and Manufacturing – Industrial Products.
Sample transactions are highlighted below.
The trending private equity investment sectors for March 2021 were Software, Cybersecurity, Food & Beverage, and Health & Wellness. Sample transactions are highlighted below.
Private equity investments in apparel companies has declined in recent years, although this trend is not too dissimilar from PE investment trends overall.
The graph below shows private equity platform investments in Apparel companies over the past 5 years.
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