Industrials and consumer see most volume in 2012 to date

Industrials includes business support services, which have provided a consistent source of deal flow throughout the year. Economic uncertainty has pushed companies to consider options for vertical integration, which often includes support services, such as data providers and managers.

Expectations for 2013 are for continued slow growth and, as such, it is likely that private equity funds will continue to actively manage their portfolios and employ buy-and-build strategies wherever possible. The share of deals in the industrial sector has fallen by 3.5% since the same period (Q1-Q3) in 2011, but it still leads with the highest deal volume.

Consumer services deals increased from 21% to 27% since the same time period last year, with most activity in the subsectors of specialized consumer services and speciality retailers.

Previously popular safe-haven sectors like healthcare and technology have seen less deal actvity since the summer. The share of healthcare deals were 3% higher last year.

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