PE-VC deals value dips 11% to $7.6 bn

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments witnessed a decline during the first half of this year, driven by a slowdown in e-commerce, early stage investments and a lack of big deals, says an EY report. During the January-June, there were PE, VC investments worth $7.6 billion, registering a decline of 11 per cent in value terms when deals worth $8.5 billion were announced.