Chart of the Week: Private Equity’s Share of Worldwide M&A Deal Count Reaches 16.4% In 2012

The industry accounted for 16.4 percent of global M&A activity based on number of transactions and 23.84 percent based on disclosed valuation. Both metrics have grown each year since 2009. Deal volume during the second half of 2012 by P.E. firms pulled yearend figures up. In July 2012, Buyouts reported that P.E. shops captured 15.3 percent of deal count and 21.4 percent of rank value for deals through June 22. (For a larger version of chart, click the link at right.)