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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

Recently, I’ve noticed an increase in private equity firms investing in Online Digital Health companies.

This space has traditionally been more reserved for the venture capital funds. Either the online medical software industry has sufficiently matured to attract the attention of traditional private equity firms or the PE firms are moving to a slightly earlier stage investment strategy… or both.

Recent Private Equity Investments in Online Digital Health Companies

This video provides some macro context to some of our recent private equity industry studies.