Key Takeaways
- • Holland & Knight's Private Equity Quarterly Report for Q3 2026 tracks 346 private equity transactions totaling more than $20.7 billion in reported value through the first nine months of 2026.
- • The report identifies industrials, healthcare, national security and defense, and consumer discretionary/staples as the sectors drawing the greatest investor interest.
- • Private equity markets showed resilience in Q3 2026 despite evolving economic conditions, heightened competition for quality assets, and shifting sector priorities.
- • The analysis covers year-over-year changes in transaction volume, average deal size, and acquisition strategies.
Summary
Private equity markets continued to demonstrate resilience in the third quarter of 2026, according to Holland & Knight's Private Equity Quarterly Report for the period. The firm's data-driven analysis examines deal activity through the first nine months of 2026, covering 346 transactions with a combined reported value of more than $20.7 billion.
The report assesses the trends shaping deal activity across transaction volume, deal value and industry sectors. It examines year-over-year changes in transaction volume and average deal size, as well as the acquisition strategies investors are pursuing as competition for quality assets intensifies.
Sector attention is concentrated in industrials, healthcare, national security and defense, and consumer discretionary/staples, reflecting shifting sector priorities among private equity investors navigating evolving economic conditions. The full report is available from Holland & Knight for readers seeking the underlying data and analysis.
The report assesses the trends shaping deal activity across transaction volume, deal value and industry sectors. It examines year-over-year changes in transaction volume and average deal size, as well as the acquisition strategies investors are pursuing as competition for quality assets intensifies.
Sector attention is concentrated in industrials, healthcare, national security and defense, and consumer discretionary/staples, reflecting shifting sector priorities among private equity investors navigating evolving economic conditions. The full report is available from Holland & Knight for readers seeking the underlying data and analysis.
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