Leading the charge among the October deals of the month were financial services and real estate deals which combined for nearly a third of the top deals. Read our full analysis below for more.

Real estate and multifamily properties continue to be hot commodities for private equity investors. In October there were multiple notable deals in the space including KKR’s purchase of two multifamily properties in Brooklyn and Philadelphia.

“We continue to see long-term trends supporting demand for lifestyle-oriented real estate near city centers,” said Daniel Rudin, managing director on KKR’s real estate equity team.

Within the financial services sector, there were many notable deals across the month of October as some of the big names got in on the action. But it was RIAs that are among the most noteworthy industry receiving private equity attention. In the first eight months of 2022 alone there were 155 RIA deals completed.

Check out the full breakdown of October’s biggest middle-market deals here.

Cole Lipsky