There were 253 completed U.S. private equity deals totaling more than $38 billion in capital invested during the month of September. The number of deal transactions were down approximately 13.4% from August. Business and Consumer Products and Services, Financial Services, Healthcare and Information Technology remain hot sectors for investment. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​