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Temasek backs future funds of impact investor LeapFrog with $500 mn

In India, LeapFrog has so far deployed capital across nine companies

TCF closes extended fund raising of largest rupee-only capital fund

The sweet spot for the third fund would be around Rs 125-150 crore as compared to around Rs 60-65 crore in the previous fund

Office properties grab lion's share of realty's $2.31 bn PE investments

The segment accounts for 81% of PE funds flowing into the real estate sector betwen Jan 1 and Sept 30; residential segments gets 9%

Covid impact: PE investment in real estate down 57% in Jan-Sep at $2.3 bn

PE investment in Indian real estate fell 57 per cent year-on-year to around $2.3 billion during January-September this year as investors remained cautious due to Covid-19, according to a report

US continues to be biggest source of VC investment in India as China shrugs

Experts say, the dominance of the US investors will probably grow in the coming decade, including in filling the gap created by the withdrawal of Chinese investors

PE fund Zephyr Peacock eyes 12 investments from $100-mn third fund

The company is also preparing to exit two portfolio companies in the next 6-8 months

Inflows into Jio limit fall in H1 PE/VC investments to 10% at $18.3 bn

In terms of deal type, buyouts were the most affected with only 14 transactions worth $794 million compared to 27 worth $6.2 billion in the year-ago period

PE investments drop 65% to $1.45 billion in June quarter: Refinitiv data

Q2 also saw a decline of 9 per cent in the number of deals to 161

PE investments doubled in May thanks to Reliance's Jio Platforms deals

Around $4.6 billion, or 85 per cent of the total deals, invested was in Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Reliance Industries

PE-VC companies invest $5.9 billion across 164 deals in the Q4FY20

The latest quarter witnessed 14 PE-VC investments worth $100 million or more, down from the 20 such transactions in the same period last year

Corporate, PE investments in EV start-ups grow 170% in 2019 to $397 mn

The $306-million investment in Ola Electric Mobility by SoftBank Corp, Arun Sarin Family, Ratan Tata and Matrix has been the biggest funding in this space in value terms this year

With 72 deals worth $3.7 bn, PE investments register growth in Oct: Report

Private equity investments witnessed a robust yearly growth in October with 72 PE deals garnering around USD 3.7 billion, even as merger and acquisition activity saw a downtrend, a report said on Thursday. According to Grant Thornton's monthly PE Dealtracker, private equity/venture capital transactions reported 22 per cent and 25 per cent increase in deal volumes and values, respectively as compared to October 2018. The rise in PE deal values was largely driven by the corporate tax rate cut, which has improved both investor sentiment and confidence. Last month, the average deal size stood at USD 52 million, up from USD 28 million recorded in September 2019. "There were 72 deals aggregating to USD 3.7 billion reported in October 2019. Upbeat PE/VC activity during the month offsets the shortfall in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity," Pankaj Chopda, Director, Grant Thornton India LLP said. "The key investments were primarily to pare debt, expand markets and capitalise on ...

PE/VC investments in October touch $3.3 billion, continue 2018 trend

Total PE/VC investments in India now stand at $43.7 billion till now this year--16.5 per cent higher than the previous high of $37.5 billion recorded in entire 2018.

Commercial deals rule as PE flows into realty rise 19% in Jan-Sept: Anarock

Commercial real estate received close to $3 billion funds in the first three quarters of 2019 as against $2.1 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year

August PE/VC flows up 13% YoY to $4.4 bn; infra, realty grab 35% share

16 large deals with value over $100 mn each were recorded, aggregating to $3.3 bn, compared to six such deals worth $3.3 bn a year ago

New age businesses see private equity investment multiply fourfold

The trend defies what should be the growth arc of fast-developing nation with core areas seeing as much attention as possible but all the micro-indicators reflect an uneven maturing of businesses

PE/VC investments in AI space grows five-fold to $359 million in FY19

FY19 saw the number of deals in the space jump to 38, compared to 25 in the previous financial year

PE landscape getting better in India as investments fetch higher returns

Average returns on exited investments have risen from 8 per cent (2006-2008 vintage) to 22 percent (2012-2014 vintage)

PE investments ease to $14.60 bn in Jan-Sept due to market volatility

621 PE investments worth $14.60 billion were announced in the reported nine-month period of 2018: Report

PE investments hit record $8.2 bn in Q2 2018, up 60% from a year ago

The latest figures take the total PE investments in the first half of 2018 to $12.4 billion across 315 deals