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CDT Weekly Roundup: 14 Deals Worth $5.37B at a Time of $1.09T in Private Equity Money Out There Looking for a Home

There’s a whole lot of private equity money out there, some of which is coming to Texas.

According to recently released data from Preqin, alternative investment firms worldwide had $1.8 trillion in what the industry calls “dry powder” as of June 30, with $1.09 trillion held by private equity firms. That tops the $1 trillion in 2017 and $838 billion in 2016.

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