There were 301 completed U.S. private equity deals totaling more than $46 billion in capital invested during the month of December. The number of deal transactions were down approximately 11.2% from November. Business and Consumer Products and Services, Financial Services, Healthcare and Information Technology remain hot sectors for investment.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​