PE investments zoom in Jul-Sep, making 2018 the best year yet for India

At $9.2 billion, Q3 investments 60% higher than the year-ago period; $23.7 bn inflows in the first nine months of 2018 the highest for any calendar year yet

Private equity (PE) players’ investments in Indian companies in the quarter ended September 2018 increased 60 per cent over the same quarter last year to stand at $9.2 billion across 154 deals, according to Venture Intelligence data. With a total of $23.7 billion in the first nine months, calendar year 2018 has already reached the level seen in full-year 2017 to become the best ever for Indian companies’ PE inflows.

The third-quarter numbers were 11 per cent higher than the second, which had seen an investment of $8.3 billion across 191 transactions and was the best quarter ever for