There were 328 completed U.S. private equity deals totaling more than $14.2 billion in capital invested during the month of October. The number of deal transactions were up approximately 30% from September. Business and Consumer Products and Services, Financial Services, Healthcare and Information Technology remain hot sectors for investment. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​