Page 14 - Latest Updates on Private Equity
Top five PE deals in January
The top five deals this year accounted for 67.40% of the total investment in terms of value
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Property funds turn to affordable segment
Kotak Realty Fund was looking at launching an affordable housing fund: Sources
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SBI in pact with Oman's SGRF, to invest $50 mn in Oman-India fund
SGRF to infuse $150 mn; OIJIF Fund II is targeting a corpus of $300 million by 2017-end
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Playing for consolidation & disruptions
PEs will do bigger deals and more buyouts while VCs will only back viable & disruptive start-ups
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After solid show in 2015, PEs pull out record $10.3 bn in 2016
They shied away from pumping in more dollars after their investments hit an all-time high in 2015
 "After solid show in 2015, PEs pull out record $10.3 bn in 2016")
Private equity investments drop 50% in November
E-commerce deals lowest in value, volume in over 24 months: EY
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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
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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
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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
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PE investments drop 50% to $3.2 bn
VC investments also down 50% to 76 deals during July-Sept quarter
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Private equity investments drop by 50% to $3.2 bn in Q3FY16
VC investments also declines by 50% to 76 deals
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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
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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
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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
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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
 "PE investments dip 16% in June quarter to $3.6 bn")
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
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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
 "Early stage PE investments take a hit, outlook bullish")
