PE/VC investments decline 10% y-o-y in first half of 2020: Report

Deals worth $9.6 billion in Jio Platforms accounted for 52 per cent of all PE/VC investments in this period

Private Equity (PE) investments in the first half of the year dropped by 10 per cent in value terms to $18.3 billion, from $20.4 billion in the first half of 2019.

Deals worth $9.6 billion in Jio Platforms accounted for 52 per cent of all PE/VC investments in 1H20. If Jio Platforms deals are excluded, investments in the first half of 2020 would be significantly lower at $8.7 billion.

The number of deals in 1H20 declined by 11 per cent and 19 per cent, compared to 1H19 and 2H19 respectively (433 deals in 1H20 vs. 499 deals in 1H19 and