PE/VC deals up 35% in 2018 to $35 bn on buyout, start-up investment pickup

There were 76 deals of a value greater than $100 mn in 2018, aggregating to $25.9 bn and accounting for 74% of total PE/VC investment

The total of investments during 2018 by private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) companies was $35.1 billion (nearly Rs 2.5 trillion), surpassing the previous high of $26.1 billion (Rs 1.8 trillion) in 2017 by 35 per cent.
 

This was on the back of significant growth in large deals, according to data from consultancy EY. Start-ups rebounded in 2018, attracting $6.4 billion (Rs 45,000 crore) or 83 per cent higher than in 2017.  
 

Among the PE/VC investments in 2018, as many as 12 deals were each of a value of $500 million or more. Eight were of over $1