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Here's a snapshot of PE activity & deals so far this year

The Software & Services attracted the most investments, accounting for 25% of the total investments

Strides's $100-mn infusion in Stelis, and other key deals from last week

There were 14 PE deals worth $363.30 million in the last seven days ended November 28, 2018

PEs are going to see healthy growth in life sciences: K V Ramakrishna

We believe there are several interesting opportunities at the growth stage, across biopharma, says Ramakrishna

Shunwei's $50-mn infusion in Meesho, and other key deals from last week

There were 4 PE deals worth $77.36 million with no private equity exits in the last seven days ended November 06, 2018

Why you should tread the private-equity investing route cautiously

In the absence of an exemplary track record, and high fees, investors should take this route cautiously

India's private equity big boys are taking controlling stake in many firms

Instead of the minority stake they held earlier, now they have controlling stake in many firms

PE investing can be rewarding, but an investor needs to be patient

Exiting can be tricky: These assets do not provide instant liquidity, unlike listed stocks where you can liquidate your assets anytime you require

From ReNew Power to TPG, platforms gaining ground among PE investors

Large investors and Limited Partners (LPs), such as Canadian pension funds, are showing a preference for platform deals, while PE firms are putting together platforms which can provide them with easie

PE investments fall 49% to $3.7 bn in Jan-Mar on lack of big transactions

The investment amount was also 29 per cent lower than the December 2017 quarter

Lessons from Monarch Airlines: The PE industry is starting to look like a spent force

And when it goes wrong, the business model for private equity looks shaky

Private equity firms cash in on equity boom

Exit Rs 12,700 crore of investments by selling on stock exchanges this year

A snapshot of private equity activity & deals

There were 13 deals worth $527.14 million and one private equity exit in the past seven days

Private equity and venture capital cross $2 bn in Apr: Report

Aggregate deal value in April saw a decline of 8% even as the number of deals increased 29%

A Snapshot of private equity activity & deals

Real estate got most investments, accounting for 37.20% of total investments in terms of deal value

Domestic private equity in realty doubled in 2016: JLL report

It touched $3.4 bn in 2016 as against $2 bn in 2015

PE/VC deal value up by 52%, volume up by 31% in March

During the month of March, private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) deal value rose by 52 per cent, and 31 per cent by volume, over March 2016. PE/VC entities invested around $2.6 billion across 60 deals during March. Deal activity had fallen to a three-year low of $400 million across 32 deals in February. Canadian pension funds have been actively pursuing deals in India over recent quarters and that manifested in the high deal numbers over the quarter. Compared to the previous month, while deal volume almost doubled, the value grew by 6.5 times in March, according to consultancy EY.The growth in March was primarily driven by large PIPE (private investment in public equity; the selling of publicly traded common shares or some form of preferred stock or convertible security to private investors) deals by Canadian pension funds. Deal activity also picked up across other deal segments from the earlier month. From a sector perspective, telecom topped the charts due to the large ...

Private equity firms exit $18 bn in two years

A PE firm estimate exits of $10.9 billion in 2015 and $9.8 billion in 2016

Private Equity deals lose lustre, slump to 5-year low, value down 27%

The average deal value for the first quarter of this year was the highest in 15 quarters

PE/VC investments hit a low in February, says survey

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments hit a three-year low in both value and volume last month, at $343 million in 27 deals. Exit deals and fund raising by investment entities saw an increase.In value terms, investments during February were 73 per cent less than the $1.29 billion reported in the same month of last year, according to the PE monthly round-up by EY, the tax, transaction and advisory services major. Deal volume declined by 50 per cent, from the 54 deals during February 2016.While deal volume has been declining over the past couple of months, the aggregate was supported by large-size deals. However, there were only two deals above $50 mn in February and more than half were below $10 mn, it added.More than half of the value was accounted for by only three deals. These were Fairfax's $75 mn investment in IIFL, Temask's $55 mn in used car marketplace cartrade.com, and Xander Finance's $44 mn buyout of Express Trade Tower in Noida from IL&FS.However, ...

PE investments in logistics at $500 million in 2016-17

Logistics industry is likely to grow at 8.6 per cent annually during 2015-2020