Private Equity Quarterly Report | Third Quarter 2026 Update
A Look at Key Market Shifts and Emerging Opportunities
Private equity markets continued to demonstrate resilience in the third quarter of 2026 as investors navigated evolving economic conditions, heightened competition for quality assets and shifting sector priorities. Holland & Knight's Private Equity Quarterly Report for the third quarter provides a data-driven analysis of the trends shaping deal activity, highlighting key developments across transaction volume, deal value and industry sectors.
Drawing on Holland & Knight's deal activity through the first nine months of 2026, the report examines 346 transactions totaling more than $20.7 billion in reported value. The analysis explores year-over-year changes in transaction volume, average deal size and acquisition strategies, while also identifying the sectors attracting the greatest investor interest, including industrials, healthcare, national security and defense, and consumer discretionary/staples.