The value of buyouts has risen across the world so far this year, nowhere more so than in North America, according to new data that comes a week after Financial News revealed some banks are prepared to once again offer the kind of financing that fuelled the private equity boom years.

The buyout industry was hit hard by the financial crisis, in which banks' willingness to lend disappeared and private equity firms turned their attention to safeguarding existing investments. However, according to data from Dealogic, buyout volumes have risen globally in 2010.