Macros, stable tax structure make India key PE destination: KKR India head

Sanjay Nayar, who heads KKR India, says the macro economic environment and stable tax structures make this country a prime destination

It is open season for private equity (PE) investors in India. The numbers show an almost 40 per cent jump in the value of deals last year, as compared to two years ago. 

According to consultancy EY’s monthly deal tracker, the first quarter of 2018 saw infrastructure and real estate drive investment worth close to $8 billion across 180 deals, the best quarter by volume in the past decade. Exits were lower by a tenth as compared to the same time last year but there are indications of the increasingly pivotal role of private funds in the corporate world.  

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