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The investments till October are already 16 per cent higher than that in 2018 and EY expects that in two more months, the yearly investment will touch $50 billion.

Private Equity on track to invest $50 billion by 2019 end

In October 2019, open market exits were highest at $878 million across eight deals, accounting for 91 per cent of total exits by value.

12 Nov 2019 6:53 AM

PE/VC funding in the first eight months has surpassed the previous record high yearly investment of 2018 and is expected to touch $50 billion this year.

PE/VC funding to touch $50 billion

The economic slowdown has not dampened the long-term outlook of private equity and venture capital funds.

11 Sep 2019 2:00 AM

According to the report, strong investment activity in infrastructure and real estate asset classes drove the overall deal tally as there were USD 4.7 billion worth of mega deals in the infrastructure sector in July 2019. (Photo: Representational)

PE-VC investment in India zooms to all-time high of USD 8.3 bn in July: Report

According to EY's private equity deal tracker, July 2019 recorded investments worth USD 8.3 billion across 106 deals.

19 Aug 2019 2:49 PM

Existing investors including Shunwei Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, SAIF Capital, India Quotient and Morningside Venture Capital also participated in the funding round.

ShareChat raises USD 100 mn in series D funding from Twitter, others

To date, ShareChat has raised a total of USD 224 million, the company said in a statement.

16 Aug 2019 4:07 PM

In terms of the number of deals, the increase was higher at 43 percent H1 of 2018. In the first half, there were 536 deals as against 376 deals in the same period in 2018. (Representational image)

Infra, realty drive private equity/venture capital inflows up 27 pc at USD 23.4 bn

Like in 2018, large deals with value of over USD 100 million continued to drive inflows.

11 Jul 2019 5:54 PM

During the first six months of 2019, the real estate sector witnessed private-equity (PE) inflows of USD 3.9 billion (Rs 27,767 crore).

PE investment in real estate up 26 pc at Rs 28,000 cr during Jan-Jun 2019: report

PE inflows from foreign investors increased 28 per cent during the first six months of the 2019 calendar year.

26 Jun 2019 1:20 PM

India's envoy to Singapore Jawed Ashraf assured that the IBC will continue to get improved, which will see the investment cycle picking up especially with the participation of the private sector. (Representational Image)

Singapore can become major investor in India's stressed assets, says envoy

A large part of existing investment is Singapore's government linked funds and private equity funds in India.

07 Jun 2019 12:50 PM

April saw 46 per cent increase in deal values in private equity, while volumes remained muted, according to the findings by Grant Thornton's Monthly PE Dealtracker. (Representational Image)

Total M&A, PE deal value drops 79 pc to USD 4,579 mn in April: Report

Total M&A value in April was USD 735 million against USD 19,142 million in the same month a year ago.

30 May 2019 12:03 PM

Another 29 per cent would maintain the same level of investment in PE and in total 75 per cent of the ultra rich are positive about private equity investment.

Ultra-rich to raise PE allocation

About 46 per cent of ultra rich are likely to increase their investment to private equity as an asset class in 2019.

22 May 2019 3:30 AM

The report found that the positive attitude of UHNWIs towards investments in asset class has also gone up to 26 per cent in Asia in 2019 as compared to 20 per cent last year. (Representational image)

46 pc ultra high net worth Indians to increase investment in private equity: Survey

On an average, private equity finds 4 per cent allocation in the overall investment portfolio of Indian UHNWIs.

21 May 2019 6:40 PM

Open market deals had accounted for 80 per cent of exit deal value in 2017 and this dropped to 6.5 per cent in 2018.

$1.6 billion PE market exits in April

PE/VC exits in April crossed $1 billion mark largely due to the relief rally seen in the stock markets.

14 May 2019 2:46 AM

"PE firms looking for places to park their capital in leverage buyouts will help keep up the deal-making pace," Grant Thornton India LLP Director Pankaj Chopda said.

Jan-Mar PE investment deal value touches USD 8,451 mn: Report

69 PE investments worth USD 6,198 million were announced in March, a jump from USD 1,382 million from last year.

29 Apr 2019 6:15 PM

March recorded highest monthly value and number of buyout deals, aggregating at USD 2.8 billion across seven deals.

PE/VC fund inflows cross USD 7 billion mark in March: Report

Brookfields USD 1.9 billion buyout of RILs East-West Pipeline was the largest deal during the month.

25 Apr 2019 4:08 PM

Private equity firms are seeking partnerships with pension funds to bump up the valuation of assets without having to seek a market listing. (Photo: ANI)

Spotify prompts Nordic pension funds to add private equity to playlists

Around a quarter of all assets raised in Europe so far in 2019 have gone to funds based in the Nordics.

16 Apr 2019 10:25 AM

Private equity. (Representational image)

Global PE deal value at USD 1.4 trillion in 2018; highest since 2007: report

At current exchange rate, the global PE deal value translates into Rs 99.43 lakh crore.

26 Feb 2019 2:43 PM

FirstCry, the babycare portal was one among very few e-commerce players which received investment in January.

E-commerce rule changes put off PE/VC investors

Vertical players in different segments like babycare, beauty and personal care, fashion and furniture have demonstrated stronger business models.

09 Feb 2019 2:15 AM

India's rupee has slumped to an all-time low amid an investor exodus from emerging markets.

Private Equity investments ease to USD 14.60 bn in Jan-Sept: report

The environment for private equity market has been sluggish due to concerns like the economy.

23 Oct 2018 4:24 PM

PE deals recorded a robust 37 per cent and 72 per cent increase in volumes and values respectively in July 2018 as compared to July 2017.

PE investments deal tally at USD 11.5 bn in January-July: Thornton

Real estate, e commerce and pharma also attracted investments of over USD 100 million.

17 Aug 2018 4:41 PM

Private equity investments in retail properties stood at Rs 800 crore in 2015, Rs 3,000 crore in 2016 and Rs 700 crore last calendar year.

PE investments in retail real estate touch Rs 5,500 crore since 2015: JLL

Indian retail sector has attracted a cumulative of Rs 5,500 crore between 2015 and Q1 2018.

23 May 2018 2:27 PM

Investments by private equity and venture capital funds had stood at USD 1.9 billion in the year-ago period.

April sees 23 per cent jump in venture investments at USD 2.4 bn

On the high-value investments, there were eight deals of value greater than USD 100 million in April 2018.

16 May 2018 2:24 PM

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