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Private equity group Inspire Brands to buy Dunkin' in $11.3 billion deal

The deal is one of the largest transactions ever in a restaurant industry that's being upended by the pandemic.

Office properties grab lion's share of realty's $2.31 bn PE investments

The segment accounts for 81% of PE funds flowing into the real estate sector betwen Jan 1 and Sept 30; residential segments gets 9%

What lies ahead for Sanjeev Krishan, PwC India's youngest man at the top

Over the last six 'lockdown and unlock' months, Krishan spend relentless hours on video calls and webinars to keep in regular touch with CXOs across India and abroad

Tatas, private equity investors in talks with BigBasket for stake buy

Firm continues to see huge traction as it enters year-end sale period

In India's highways sector, institutional money overtakes promoters

India's pecking order in terms of tolling is already headed towards being fund-focussed

US continues to be biggest source of VC investment in India as China shrugs

Experts say, the dominance of the US investors will probably grow in the coming decade, including in filling the gap created by the withdrawal of Chinese investors

Private equity inflow in real estate down 85% to $866 mn in Jan-Aug: Report

The private equity (PE) inflow stood at $5,795 million in the corresponding period of the previous year

VC investments from China down by 66% in 2020, startups to feel the heat

China, which was ranked third on the PE/VC investments by country of investors, in 2019 fell to the sixth position in 2020

We have begun to reallocate to emerging markets: Alex Tedder on tech stocks

Alex Tedder is CIO, Head of Global & Thematic Equities at Schroders Investment Management

Silver Lake's Rs 7,500 cr investment in Reliance Retail sets stage for more

With KKR already said to be in talks for a $1 bn investment, other investors like Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Mubadala could be next in line

Covid-19 impact: IPO slump stonewalls private equity exits in H1 2020

Public market sales accounted for 80 per cent of the exit value in H1 2020, mainly due to SBI Cards' $1.4 billion IPO

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

Inflows into Jio limit fall in H1 PE/VC investments to 10% at $18.3 bn

In terms of deal type, buyouts were the most affected with only 14 transactions worth $794 million compared to 27 worth $6.2 billion in the year-ago period

PE-VC investors see decline in fundraising activity, says Crisil Survey

The survey was conducted between May and June this year and the credit rating firm received responses from 26 independent funds and respondents

PE investments drop 65% to $1.45 billion in June quarter: Refinitiv data

Q2 also saw a decline of 9 per cent in the number of deals to 161

PE-VC fundraising plunges 94% in Q1: outlook for second half remains bleak

Fund raising in the June quarter dipped to $171 million, a 94 per cent decline over $2.75 billion raised last year

Deal making is sometime away: Equirus Capital Founder & MD Ajay Garg

'PEs' interest in NBFCs will depend on book value determination. Until that process gets over, you will be circling around,' he said

RBI refuses a dozen licences to NBFCs with investments from Mauritius

PE, VC funds domiciled in the island nation on the radar

At $45 bn, India's PE/VC investment in 2019 highest in over 10 yrs: Report

India's share in the Asia-Pacific deal market increased to nearly 25 per cent in 2019 and the investment value was about 70 per cent higher than in 2018

Pension funds, PE may invest in renewable projects, roads after lockdown

Even as the lockdown has affected mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in various businesses, companies and deal consultants are certain that renewable power assets would be the first on the sale table.