PE/VC investments in Feb 2022 up 2.3 times year-on-year: IVCA-EY report

Month-on-month, the spike was 24%; Exits recorded in Feb 2022 were $1.4 billion across 10 deals, including three secondary ones worth $1.2 billion

Private equity and venture capital investments for the month of February 2022 were about $5.8 billion, 2.3 times the value recorded in February 2021 ($2.5 billion) and 24 per cent higher than investments in January 2022 ($4.6 billion).  Exits recorded were $1.4 billion across 10 deals in February 2022, including three secondary ones worth $1.2 billion, according to the IVCA-EY monthly PE/VC roundup.

Exits were primarily driven by secondary deals which includes the $800 million exit from IGT Solutions by AION. As the volatility in the mid-cap and small-cap indices continued in February 2022, there was only one PE-backed IPO