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

In the past few years, there have been many news items about big private equity players such as Prem Watsas Fairfax, Blackstone, Warburg Pincus and others exiting Indian businesses with fabulous returns of 10x (times) or more in a few years. And many high networth individuals feel left out because they are stuck with the normal 10-20 per cent annual returns from their debt, equity, and many times, property investments. 

There is good news for them. They can participate in the private equities for as little as Rs 10 million, according to the Securities and Exchange Board of Indias guidelines.