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Venture capital, private equity funds bet big on traditional sectors

Investments in the BFSI segment went up 3.5x in 2024 over the previous year, touching $ 1.1 billion through 42 deals in which 47 per cent were above $50 million.

Private equity's next leap hinges on local fund needs and buyouts

Ramnath warned against the trend of HNIs making direct investments, circumventing fund managers, which has been on the uptick since the COVID-19 pandemic

Secondary deals to drive PE exits as IPO window narrows: Ranu Vohra

Vohra expects deal activity to remain robust, though with a different "complexion" than the IPO-fuelled boom of 2024

India's venture capital funding rises 43% to $13.7 billion in 2024

India's Venture Capital (VC) ecosystem exhibited robust growth in 2024, with funding surging 43 per cent year-on-year to USD 13.7 billion, according to a report. This recovery was fuelled by a 45 per cent rise in deal activity, with 1,270 transactions recorded, reinforcing India's position as the second largest market for venture capital and growth funding in the Asia-Pacific region, the report by Bain & Company and IVCA said. "Small- and medium-ticket deals (< USD 50 million), which made up around 95 per cent of the deals, increased by 1.4x, whereas USD 50 million+ deals nearly doubled, rebounding to pre-pandemic levels as high-quality assets attracted deployments. Megadeals (USD 100 million+) also rebounded with 1.6x increase in volumes as investors backed high-quality companies that successfully weathered the two-year funding winter," it said. The report noted that the consumer technology, software and SaaS (including generative AI), and fintech sectors attracted over 60 per

Healthcare clocked $30 billion investment in 2 years, says report

The report states that hospitals in India undertook M&A deals worth $6.74 billion and attracted $4.96 billion from private equity (PE) investors

CVC Capital Partners closes $4.85 billion strategic opportunities fund

The fund has maintained the size of its predecessor while expanding its investor base, according to a company press statement

GMR Airports raises Rs 1,100 cr through non-convertible bonds issuance

GMR Airports has raised Rs 1,100 crore through the issuance of non-convertible bonds on a private placement basis. The management committee of the company's board on Tuesday allotted 1,10,000 rupee-denominated listed, unsecured, rated, redeemable non-convertible bonds on the private placement basis on receipt of Rs 1,100 crore, according to a regulatory filing. The bonds have a coupon rate of 5 per cent and a tenure of 36 months. The coupon shall be payable annually until the date of redemption and the bonds do not carry any special right/interest/privileges, the filing said. GMR Airports operates three airports in India -- Delhi, Hyderabad and Goa -- and two airports in the Philippines and Indonesia.

Create an ecosystem for banks to offer equity support to startups: CS Setty

SBI Chairman C S Setty on Tuesday pitched for creating an "ecosystem" where banks can offer "equity support" to startups in the country. He said the government is also looking at a guarantee scheme where support for loans up to Rs 100 crore will be provided to the startups. "We need to work out an ecosystem where the equity support from the banking system is also available to the startups," Setty said, speaking at the annual NTLF event organized by tech industry lobby grouping Nasscom here. Banks are not allowed to offer equity support to startups at present, and can only offer debt support. Setty said the country's largest lender has been active on the debt support front when it comes to startups, pointing out that it lends directly to such enterprises or through dedicated funds. It also has seven dedicated branches across the country which offer dedicated banking support and loans to the start-up ecosystem, which is the third largest globally. Setty said the fledgling fintechs

PE firms tap platform model to build scalable biz, boost efficiency

One of the latest examples is Carlyle combining auto component manufacturers Roop Automotives and Highways Industries to build an auto parts platform

Private equity investors see public markets driving exits in India

Healthcare and life sciences are emerging as key sectors for private capital, with significant deal flow and exits

PE/VC investments in India off to a strong start in 2025: EY IVCA report

The report highlights a favourable macroeconomic environment, strong fiscal health, and stable government policies as key drivers of India's PE/VC ecosystem

India's buyout market expands, but valuation concerns persist: PE leaders

India's market remains distinct from its global counterparts, Mehta added

Avendus Capital attracts domestic insurers hunting for private funds

Avendus Capital, the investment bank, which is backed by KKR & Co, is raising as much as Rs 3,000 crore ($343 million) for its Future Leaders Fund III

PE/VC pullback brings dark clouds over Indian climate-tech companies

Funding fell 61% to $1.3 bn in 2024

Multiples Alternate Asset Management to invest $2 bn in enterprise tech

Announces investment in QBurst of $200 million

KKR raises offer price for Fuji Soft by 4% as Bain enters bidding race

KKR raised its offer price to 9,850 yen ($63.44) per share from 9,451 yen per share, above Bain's most recent offer of 9,600 yen per share in December

India valuation not stretched on 'equity risk premium' metric: BlackRock

Vivek Paul, Head of Portfolio Research, BlackRock Investment Institute anticipates potential fiscal stimulus in the Budget to rev up consumption

PE-VC bets grow 5% to $56 bn in 2024, 2025 to be challenging: Report

Investments by the private equity and venture capital industry grew 5 per cent to USD 56 billion in 2024, after declining for two consecutive years, a report said on Wednesday. The ongoing calender year is going to be a "challenging" one with many uncertainties expected to unfold, the report by industry lobby grouping IVCA and consultancy firm EY said. "The yet to be unveiled policies of the new US govt could have far reaching effect on international trade flows, exports, currency, crude oil prices and their cumulative impact will have a bearing on the Indian macro," the consultancy firm's partner Vivek Soni said. He said Indian consumption also appears to be slowing down, and it hopes government takes steps to address the same. The firm is "cautiously optimistic" and hopes for the ongoing corrections in markets to close the valuation gap which can help in deal closures. In the year gone by, PE and VC funds' deal volumes surged 54 per cent to 1,352 transactions, indicating a declin

Bharat Value Fund Series 3 secures Rs 1,250 cr, eyes Rs 2,500 crore target

Managed under the India Inflection Opportunity Trust, BVF Series 3 targets a total corpus of Rs 2,500 crore, including a Rs 1,000 crore green-shoe option

DPIIT holds discussions with PEs, VCs, pension funds on ways to promote FDI

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Wednesday held consultations with pension funds, private equity and venture capitals on ways to attract more foreign direct investments into the country, an official said. The meeting was second in the line. Last week, the department held discussions with stakeholders, including law firms and industry chambers, on the matter. In that meeting, the issues being flagged by law firms included permitting e-commerce players to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in inventory-based models of online trade for export purposes only; easing press note 3 by defining beneficial ownership; and some tweaking the policy for single-brand retail trading. Under this press note, government approval is mandatory for investors from countries sharing land borders with India in any sector. FDI inflows into India have crossed the USD 1 trillion milestone in the April 2000-September 2024 period. The key sectors attracting the maximum