The value of private equity- backed deals globally stood at $43.3 billion in the April-June quarter of 2010, registering a 60 per cent jump over the previous quarter, says the latest study. In the January-March period of 2010, the value of such private equity (PE) backed deals was $27.1 billion, according to research firm Preqin. In terms of number of deals too, there was a quarter-on-quarter increase, with 411 PE deals being announced in the second quarter of 2010, up from 356 in Q1 of 2009. “Despite continuing challenges in the buyout market in this post-credit crunch landscape, deal flow in Q2 of 2010 represents the strongest quarter for buyout deals since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008,” said Preqin Managing Analyst (Buyout Deals) Manuel Carvalho. […]