Page 23 - Private Equity

Private equity investments down 23% to $10 bn in Jan-Oct: Thornton

Overall PE-deal momentum in January-October was however at $10.24 billion, down 23% over the same period of last year

Green, social funding up 15% at Rs 28,000 crore

Private equity and venture capital funds have also been active participants, with 44% of deals by value and 32% by volume as sole investors in such projects

Investors push for platform deals

Decision to build or buy a platform is a function of price but buyouts are helping large investors create a medium and influence outcomes

PE investments decline 53% to $2.5 bn in Sep qtr: Report

The decline in PE activity is due to the reduced investment in the new economy companies, says advisory firm Grant Thornton India LLP

PE investments down 63% in September quarter

PE investments fell 63% to $2.3 billion in the third quarter of 2016, as compared to $6.3 billion a year before

PE investments drop 50% to $3.2 bn

VC investments also down 50% to 76 deals during July-Sept quarter

Private equity investments drop by 50% to $3.2 bn in Q3FY16

VC investments also declines by 50% to 76 deals

PE funds set to make three-times return

Now, there are 17 PE funds backing the regional bank, reflecting one of the highest numbers of PE funds staying invested in a firm going for an IPO

As inflows fall, churn begins

PE and VC firms have seen a churn in the past few months while PE inflows shrank 48% to $7.54 billion for the six months ended June 2016

PE exits set to see new record through IPOs this year

The first six months of the year saw PE investors exiting stakes worth Rs 2,993 cr across six IPOs, as per Prime Database

PE-VC deals value dips 11% to $7.6 bn

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments witnessed a decline during the first half of this year, driven by a slowdown in e-commerce, early stage investments and a lack of big deals, says an EY report. During the January-June, there were PE, VC investments worth $7.6 billion, registering a decline of 11 per cent in value terms when deals worth $8.5 billion were announced.

PE investments dip 16% in June quarter to $3.6 bn

Sovereign wealth & buyout funds step up activity even, as mega deals dry up for internet & mobile firms

PEs hunt for CEOs at MNCs as buyouts rise

Three top executives quit transnationals recently to head PE-led buyout firms; trend is expected to increase

Early stage PE investments take a hit, outlook bullish

According to PwC, during January-April 2016, early stage PE investments saw a decline of 57% in value terms and 25% in volume terms

PE deals see marginal dip in Apr; Jan-Apr tally at $4.84 bn

According to the assurance, tax and advisory firm there were 63 PE deals worth $1.89 billion last month while in April last year 89 such transactions worth $1.99 billion were seen

'PE inflow in realty up 40% to Rs 3,840 cr in Q1'

According to the report by property consultant Cushman & Wakefield, PE inflow was seen across asset classes

PE flow drops by 12% in fourth quarter: PwC report

The report said that 2015 is the best year for PE inflow.

No deals in shipping, port for two years

Private equity (PE) firms have stayed away from investing in shipping, ports and logistics for two years in a row. This shows they don't believe the fortunes will change much from the current grim situation."PEs have stopped coming into the sector and there is no easy money for the shipping business," G Shivakumar, chief financial officer at Great Eastern Shipping, said in the third quarter earnings conference call. The company, like its peers, has given a negative outlook for the dry bulk trade division and did not provide valuations for the offshore business.The recent move by shipping and logistics company, Mercator, also speaks volumes about the grim situation. Mercator not only decided to exit the weak dry bulk business held via its Singapore subsidiary but also sold it to three PE companies for a token amount of three Singaporean dollars. The dry bulk trade across globe has virtually come to a standstill. This is evident from the level of Baltic Dry Index (BDI), the benchmark for