Private Equity Funds

Management buyouts have seen an uptick after Covid-19, shows data

Funding options, structural changes make increased traction likely

Norwest leads ₹1,465 cr investment in IKF Finance to boost growth

Private equity fund Norwest on Thursday announced that it has led a Rs 1,465-crore investment in the Hyderabad-based non-bank lender IKF Finance. The investment includes both primary share issuances and also secondary transactions, according to a statement. Norwest has led the round with a USD 100 million or about Rs 850 crore investment, it said. The company, founded in 1991, operates in nine states, offering secured retail loans and credit for small businesses. It also gives loans against property and affordable home finance through a home finance subsidiary. It had a loan book of Rs 6,700 crore as of March 2025. The company is backed by Accion and its limited partners, it said, adding that existing investor Motilal Oswal PE has also invested in the current round. "This is our largest fundraise to date and a key milestone in our journey to expand access to inclusive, flexible financial solutions for underserved communities," the company's founder and chairman VGK Prasad said. Th

With $4 bn across 87 deals, PE-VC funds' investments see 156% rise in Nov

Private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) funds invested USD 4 billion in November, which was 156 per cent higher than the year-ago period but lower about 15 per cent compared with the preceding month, a report said on Wednesday. The month saw 87 deals -- 47 per cent higher than the 59 transactions in November 2023, as per the report by industry lobby grouping IVCA and consultancy firm EY. "While 2024 had started off on a strong note, geopolitical tensions, uncertainty over US elections outcome, and inflation weighed on the markets, as did the bid-ask spread between seller expectations and buyer valuations," the consultancy firm's partner Vivek Soni said. Soni said pure-play PE/VC investments in November totalled USD 3.5 billion in November, a 297 per cent increase compared to the USD 873 million in November 2023 and 27 per cent higher than the USD 2.7 billion in October 2024. The real estate and infrastructure asset class declined by a fifth when compared to the year-ago period t

Blackstone to raise at least $10 bn in Asia PE fund, focus on India: Report

The new buyout fund, Blackstone's third in Asia, will primarily focus on India with the largest percentage of capital allocated there

PE funds partly behind the 62% drop in India's net FDI? Samir Arora's view

The ace fund manager was reacting on 'X' to a Business Standard story that quotes a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data on gross FDI flows into the country in FY24

PE deal value in Indian real estate down 30% from 2019-20: Anarock

Anarock report also noted that while the number of deals in FY24 increased to 49 from 48 in FY20, the aggregate deal value has decreased due to a significantly lower average deal size

Kedaara set to raise raising $1.7 billion for India's biggest PE fund

About 80% of the fund will come from backers of Kedaara's previous funds and 20% will come from new ones that include US- based Cleveland Clinic and the University of Minnesota

PE funds moving away from China to India, Japan amid geopolitical tensions

A report by Bain and Company said that the Covid-19 lockdowns, declining growth, and US-China tensions led to a 53% drop in Greater China deal value in 2022

Private equity inflows plunge over 75% to $2.2 bn in March quarter: Report

Private equity inflows plunged 75.4 per cent to USD 2.2 billion in the March quarter, making it the sixth consecutive quarter of decline, amid global macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds, according to a report. At USD 2.2 billion of inflows, this is the lowest private equity investment in the country since 2018, when it stood at USD 1.7 billion, according to the data tabulated by the financial markets data and insights provider Refinitiv, an LSEG Business unit. Internet-specific and computer software companies continued to attract the largest share of private equity capital, the report said. However, its share declined to 58 per cent from 75 per cent in the same period last year, primarily due to fewer deals. With turbulent market conditions and uncertainty, private equity fundraising activity also fell 41 per cent this year compared to the first quarter of 2022 and saw a 45 per cent decline sequentially. On a sequential basis, the Q1 decline was 31.9 per cent year-on-year when

Sebi mulls allowing PE funds to become sponsor of mutual fund house

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has sought comments from the public till January 29 on the proposals

DIPAM extends last date for submission of EoI for IDBI stake sale

Consortium of foreign funds, investment companies will be allowed to own over 51% of IDBI Bank

Irdai approves amendments, simplifies rules to set up insurance firms

Under the current guidelines, to invest in insurance companies as "promoter", a PE fund can do so only through an SPV

Inga, TIH Singapore tie up to launch PE fund for mid-sized companies

The fund has set an overall target of raising Rs 500 crore and has received commitment of Rs 25 crore

CCI keeping a close watch on PEs taking board seats in rival firms: Report

While the CCI has no issues with PEs owing minority stakes in rival companies, the watchdog wants these funds to choose only one firm in terms of board representation

PE/VC investment in domestic firms rises 28%, says EY report

On a sequential basis the inflows are down 32 per cent from $50.4 billion, the report said

PE inflows into proptech firms rise to $741 million in 2021: Report

The report said the average deal size of PE investments in proptech to an all-time high of $25 million in 2021

PE/VC investments decline 22% in March to $4.6 billion, says report

The deal activity showed an increase of 54 per cent by value at USD 15.5 billion across 360 deals, largely on the back of heightened activity in the startup space

PE players need 'patient capital' of 11 to 20 years to maximise valuations

PE funds are increasingly exploring longer investment options beyond the standard five- to 10-year template

Striking it big: ICICI Venture to raise $1 billion via three new funds

ICICI Venture is also looking at other opportunities such as investing in companies which are eligible for the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme in the manufacturing sector

PE money floods electric vehicle firms with good technology base

PE players are betting big on the future growth of electric vehicles