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PE inflows in realty sector dips 32% to $4.3 bn in FY'22: Report
Private equity (PE) investments in real estate sector fell 32 per cent to USD 4.3 billion in the last fiscal year mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to property consultant Anarock. PE investments in real estate stood at USD 6.3 billion in the 2020-21 financial year. According to Anarock Capital's FY22 year-end edition of its FLUX report, PE inflows in real estate were USD 5.1 billion in FY'20, USD 5.6 billion in FY'19 and USD 5.4 billion in 2017-18 fiscal. The consultant attributed the fall in PE investments in real estate to the second wave of the COVID-19, leading to multiple lockdowns in various parts of the country. The consultant expects a recovery in PE investments in the real estate sector on the back of widespread vaccine coverage and improved market sentiments. Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO, Anarock Capital, said: "Equity continues to remain around 80 per cent of the total PE investments in Indian real estate." The commercial sector attracted the highest ...
 "PE inflows in realty sector dips 32% to $4.3 bn in FY'22: Report")
Top headlines: India's FY21 CEO earnings, Russia's suspension from UNHRC
The insurance regulator wants the removal of the minimum entry capital requirement of Rs 100 crore for setting up business. More on that story in our top headlines.
 "Top headlines: India's FY21 CEO earnings, Russia's suspension from UNHRC")
After a sprint, a pause for breath
2021 not only saw record funding creating a third of the country's unicorns, but also the first major listings, providing new valuation anchors
 "After a sprint, a pause for breath")
Bain Capital buys 24.98% stake in IIFL Wealth for nearly Rs 3,700 cr
General Atlantic and billionaire Prem Watsa's company will divest their holdings.
 "Bain Capital buys 24.98% stake in IIFL Wealth for nearly Rs 3,700 cr")
After 2021 boom, how 2022 could be a year of reckoning for Indian startups
After the boom of 2021, when 44 Indian startups became unicorns, the markets are more selective and investors less enthusiastic in participating at unrealistic valuations
 "After 2021 boom, how 2022 could be a year of reckoning for Indian startups")
PE space needs PLI-like framework, says Bain Capital's Amit Chandra
In a chat with Business Standard's Surajeet Das Gupta, Chairman of Bain Capital in India, Amit Chandra says the govt can help build an 'atmanirbhar' and vibrant domestic private equity industry
 "PE space needs PLI-like framework, says Bain Capital's Amit Chandra")
'PE/VC funds replacing global strategic investors', says Amit Chandra
PE/VC investments are dwarfing foreign institutional investor (FII) flows: Chandra
 "'PE/VC funds replacing global strategic investors', says Amit Chandra")
PE/VC investments in Feb 2022 up 2.3 times year-on-year: IVCA-EY report
Month-on-month, the spike was 24%; Exits recorded in Feb 2022 were $1.4 billion across 10 deals, including three secondary ones worth $1.2 billion
 "PE/VC investments in Feb 2022 up 2.3 times year-on-year: IVCA-EY report")
Gamechanger? Private equity is set to play a bigger role in Indian banks
Whichever way you look at it, a PE wave is set to enter banking
 "Gamechanger? Private equity is set to play a bigger role in Indian banks")
PE firm Advent eyeing $1 billion investment in Yes Bank: Report
Advent is conducting due diligence and may form a consortium, the report said, citing sources
 "PE firm Advent eyeing $1 billion investment in Yes Bank: Report")
Indian equity market remains among the most expensive globally, shows data
Sensex P/E of 26.3x is nearly twice MSCI EM's P/E and 40% higher than Dow Jones
 "Indian equity market remains among the most expensive globally, shows data")
PE, VC investments jump to all-time high of $77 bn in 2021: Report
Private equity and venture capital funds invested $77 billion in Indian companies in 2021, a jump of 62 per cent over the previous year, a report said on Tuesday.
Foundation PE buys Limited Partner stake in Prime Venture Partners' Fund 1
With this, Prime VP has delivered a healthy, top-decile return to its Limited Partners in 9th year of operation and has further extended the fund by four years
 "Foundation PE buys Limited Partner stake in Prime Venture Partners' Fund 1")
Top headlines: Health infra on test, INS Vikrant closer to commissioning
Reliance joins top league of PE players with bold bets. More in today's top headlines
 "Top headlines: Health infra on test, INS Vikrant closer to commissioning")
PE inflows spurt 15% in 2021 to record $40 billion, says report
According to the data collated by Refinitiv, an LSEG business, while the value of inflows rose 15.2 per cent from USD 34.8 billion in 2020 to USD 40.1 billion in 2021
 "PE inflows spurt 15% in 2021 to record $40 billion, says report")
US-based fund TFCC tops India's PE fund investor list of 2021
The top ten fund managers who run the PE funds have collectively invested over $12.18 billion
 "US-based fund TFCC tops India's PE fund investor list of 2021")
PE-VC investments in Indian firms up 57% YoY, hit record $63 bn in 2021
The year had eight investments worth $1 bn or more, led by Flipkart's $3.6 bn pre-IPO round; E-commerce was the favorite sector, attracting $10.3 bn, followed by fintech ($7.7 bn)
Instoried's Sharmin Ali expects 2022 to be the year of 'empathetic content'
Instoried founder & chief executive Sharmin Ali shares the story of Instoried, the need for AI-driven content marketing and the use of NLP
 "Instoried's Sharmin Ali expects 2022 to be the year of 'empathetic content'")
Motilal Oswal's PE arm plans Rs 1,000-cr investment in realty by March
This amount has been committed across residential and commercial projects in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad
 "Motilal Oswal's PE arm plans Rs 1,000-cr investment in realty by March")
Advent takes majority stake in digital engineering services company Encora
Warburg Pincus, the present majority shareholder of Encora, would retain a minority stake