The private equity M&A market showed strong performance in Q3 2022, with 2,255 deals closed for a combined value of $281 billion, up 4% and 12% respectively from Q2 2022. For all the stats, check out our Q3 2022 Middle Market Private Equity M&A Trends report.
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Deal volume in the consulting, technology, and digital services industry remained steady with the prior quarter, with 384 deals in Q2 compared to 390 in Q1. Although deal volume is slightly off record highs in 2021, the IT Services sector continues to be an area of focus for both strategic and financial buyers.
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M&A middle market trends show uncertain market conditions and recessionary fears continue to drive caution in the M&A markets. Despite the current environment, dry powder and add-on acquisitions support market optimism in the second half of 2022. The current macroeconomic and geopolitical environments continue to add uncertainty to the endeavors of business owners and private
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The Human Capital industry closed out an impressive first half of 2022 as the labor market continued to recover and as talent acquisitions became a top priority for many firms. In total, the industry recorded 36 deals in the space in Q2.
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Overall industrial services M&A transaction count was down quarter-over-quarter, primarily driven by a slow in strategic buyers. However, hybrid buyers continue to drive significant M&A volume in the space. Many business owners that desire to sell their business and transition out of the business within a short time frame often find hybrids attractive as a
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Deal volumes in the IT services sector in Q1 eased off record highs seen in 2021. Although deals were down quarter over quarter, deal count was still significantly above pre-pandemic levels.
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Although there are significant macroeconomic headwinds in the broader market, M&A in the industrial services space continues to remain strong. As price and wage inflation continues, there is a renewed focus on integrated facilities management platforms, which are able to increasingly realize scale and efficiencies.
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The Human Capital industry closed out a robust first quarter of 2022 as it continued to benefit from the recovering of the labor market.
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M&A activity in the technology and digital services space has soared following the onset of the pandemic as technology firms have garnered significant attention from both private equity acquirers with large reserves of dry powder as well as global strategic acquirers. As we had anticipated, deal levels in our three key verticals caught a second
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The number of industrial services transactions in a quarter rose to a new highwater mark in Q4 2021, with 69 transactions. The increase in transaction count was driven primarily by add-on acquisitions, with 43 acquisitions from private equity-backed buyers. We also observed a rise in M&A activity within the security, specialized equipment maintenance, and janitorial
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The fourth quarter of 2021 closed out what was an exceptionally strong year for human capital M&A activity. After deal activity plummeted by ~50% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, activity has recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
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