Page 22 - Latest Updates on Private Equity
PE investing can be rewarding, but an investor needs to be patient
Exiting can be tricky: These assets do not provide instant liquidity, unlike listed stocks where you can liquidate your assets anytime you require
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From ReNew Power to TPG, platforms gaining ground among PE investors
Large investors and Limited Partners (LPs), such as Canadian pension funds, are showing a preference for platform deals, while PE firms are putting together platforms which can provide them with easie
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PE investments fall 49% to $3.7 bn in Jan-Mar on lack of big transactions
The investment amount was also 29 per cent lower than the December 2017 quarter
Lessons from Monarch Airlines: The PE industry is starting to look like a spent force
And when it goes wrong, the business model for private equity looks shaky
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Private equity firms cash in on equity boom
Exit Rs 12,700 crore of investments by selling on stock exchanges this year
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A snapshot of private equity activity & deals
There were 13 deals worth $527.14 million and one private equity exit in the past seven days
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Private equity and venture capital cross $2 bn in Apr: Report
Aggregate deal value in April saw a decline of 8% even as the number of deals increased 29%
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A Snapshot of private equity activity & deals
Real estate got most investments, accounting for 37.20% of total investments in terms of deal value
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Domestic private equity in realty doubled in 2016: JLL report
It touched $3.4 bn in 2016 as against $2 bn in 2015
PE/VC deal value up by 52%, volume up by 31% in March
Canadian pension funds manifested in high deal numbers in March quarter
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Private equity firms exit $18 bn in two years
A PE firm estimate exits of $10.9 billion in 2015 and $9.8 billion in 2016
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Private Equity deals lose lustre, slump to 5-year low, value down 27%
The average deal value for the first quarter of this year was the highest in 15 quarters
PE/VC investments hit a low in February, says survey
However, exits and fund raising saw growth
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PE investments in logistics at $500 million in 2016-17
Logistics industry is likely to grow at 8.6 per cent annually during 2015-2020
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Indians don't have a private equity mindset, says Viswanatha Prasad
If we go to an Indian HNI they assume it means lower returns for them
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PEs seek relaxation in pre-IPO share lock-in norm from Sebi
Right now, pre-IPO shares are locked in for one year
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Top five PE deals in January
The top five deals this year accounted for 67.40% of the total investment in terms of value
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Property funds turn to affordable segment
Kotak Realty Fund was looking at launching an affordable housing fund: Sources
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SBI in pact with Oman's SGRF, to invest $50 mn in Oman-India fund
SGRF to infuse $150 mn; OIJIF Fund II is targeting a corpus of $300 million by 2017-end
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Playing for consolidation & disruptions
PEs will do bigger deals and more buyouts while VCs will only back viable & disruptive start-ups