Graphic: A Snapshot of PE activity & deals

Private Equity activity & deals

Top five PE deals this year

The top 5 deals this year accounted for 40.45% of the investments in terms of deal value. In the largest deal this year, Tencent Holdings, eBay, Microsoft, SoftBank Vision Fund, MIH Holdings invested $3.88 bn in Flipkart. This was followed by $1.78-bn investment in Axis Bank by LIC, Bain Capital, The Capital Group Companies, American Funds Distributors for 8.33% stake.

Liquidity events/exits this year

The year has seen 244 exits till November. There were 108 open market exits worth $5.17 bn. Qatar Foundation Endowment sold its 5% stake in Bharti Airtel for $1.49 bn while Fairfax Financial Holdings sold its 12.01% stake in ICICI Lombard General Insurance for $557.89 mn.