PE investments News

The year saw a massive glut of liquidity across the world coming out of the pandemic, which led to higher investments in many assets and a surge in valuations. Private investment in public equity (PIPE) deals increased 46 per cent to USD 4.5 billion across 77 deals, while credit investments stayed put at USD 2.6 billion, it said.

According to the EY-IVCA latest report, the first half of this year has seen the highest ever half-yearly PE/VC investment in the financial services sector with USD 4.2 billion invested across 74 deals.

Sector wise, May was dominated by investments in startups, which contributed to 60 percent of total investment volumes.

Private equity firms have invested about USD 5.4 billion across 124 deals during June quarter, taking the total investments in first six months of this year to a record USD 11.34 billion, says a report.

Private equity (PE) investments in the real estate sector increased by 22 percent to Rs 28,300 crore in the first nine months of this year with investors' rising interest in the office and retail assets, says property consultant Cushman & Wakefield.

Private equity investments in July-September surged to a record high of USD 5.89 billion, taking the deal value for the first nine months of the year to USD 13 billion, says a report.

Private Equity firms have invested about USD 4 billion through 128 deals during the quarter ended June, up 80 percent year-on-year in value terms, says a report.

Private equity investments in the first nine months of this year has reached USD 8.4 billion as against USD 7.8 billion in the corresponding period a year ago, says a Grant Thornton report.

Private Equity deals worth USD 526 million were sealed in August, taking the tally to USD 7.7 billion for the first eight months this year, according to a global consultancy firm.

Private equity (PE) investments in the April-June quarter dropped 28 percent to USD 1.94 billion due to various uncertainties including those related to the new companies law, says a report.

The total PE investments in the country stood at around USD 9 billion in FY14 and is likely to touch USD 10-12 billion in the current fiscal.