Private equity (PE) firms have invested a record $8.2 billion in 158 deals during the quarter ended June 2018, a 60 per cent rise from $5.1 billion in 153 transactions a year ago.
According to data from Venture Intelligence, the investment amount in the second quarter of 2018 was 112 per cent higher than the previous quarter’s $3.9 billion in 157 transactions.
These figures include venture capital investments, but exclude PE investments in Real Estate.
The latest quarter witnessed 24 PE investments worth $100 million, accounting for