The mergers and acquisition market is hot this year, with strategic acquisitions leading the way and the number of transactions in the U.S. hitting a record high. But private equity firms are taking a smaller piece of the pie, as the share of PE deals compared to the total number of M&As is shrinking. S&P Capital IQ Senior Director Richard Peterson revealed the findings of the firm’s Global Market Intelligence unit in a recent report shared with ValueWalk. He found that only 3.4% of the $1.8 trillion in announced M&As this year are leveraged buyouts. This means that 2015 is...