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Mega-deals push private equity investing to record highs

Transactions worth over $1bn accounted for most of global buyout value in the first quarter

Mega-deals push private equity investing to record highs

A recent spate of private equity investments made the first quarter of 2018 a record start to the year for global dealmaking, FN's sister publication Private Equity News reports.

More capital was invested than in any opening quarter in data provider Preqin's records. Private equity firms invested $116bn globally through 1,023 deals in the three months through to the end of March.

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