PE Deals

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

Up 9% at $24 bn in first nine months of 2024; financial services, consumer sectors lead

The total exit value also witnessed a significant increase, reaching US$3.6 billion - a nearly five-fold jump from the previous year's corresponding quarter

The total value of PE deals in Indian real estate has dropped significantly, from USD 5.1 billion in FY20 to USD 3.7 billion in FY24. This represents a decline of approximately 27%.

Fundraising activity for funds located in India saw a 51% decline compared to a year ago and amounted to $6.6 billion in 2023.

The business includes over 20 mother brands with revenue of Rs 90 crore in FY23 and the current run-rate is around Rs 100 crore

The deals decreased by 50.1 per cent compared to the 465 deals in Q3 2022.

Private equity investments in India dropped 61% during the first half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, with sum of equity invested amounting to US$6.1 billion.

The year has had 32 offerings with an issue size of $7.6 billion, according to Grant Thornton Bharat's Dealtracker

According to GT Bharat's monthly Dealtracker, the biggest deal in October was Torrent Pharma's $250 million acquisition of Curatio Healthcare

Deal making has shown considerable resilience this year, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic

According to data from VCC Edge which tracks PE investments, in the first quarter of the calendar year, the value of total PE exit deals has fallen by 7 per cent to hit $1,938 million

The company has been in discussions with lenders for debt realignment. But lenders are unlikely to approve it without a forensic audit

With the exception of sectors like telecom and utilities, PE investments have outperformed capital markets with an average IRR of 29 per cent

Five U.S. banks including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs earned $170 million in investment banking fees in January-September

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The deal flow in 2019 has been good with each successive quarter being better than the preceding one

Software & services attracted the most capital, accounting for 29% of the deal value with an aggregate of $5.5 billion in 2018

Banks attracted the most investments, accounting for 21.90% of the total deal value with an aggregate of $1.99 billion

Private equity (PE) investors announced deals worth USD 983 million in January, a 23 per cent rise in value terms over last year, driven by big ticket transactions, says a Grant Thornton report. According to the assurance, tax and advisory firm, in January, there were 84 PE deals worth USD 983 million, against 81 such transactions worth USD 796 million in January 2017. "Private equity deals recorded 4 per cent increase in deal volumes and 23 per cent increase in deal value in January 2018 as compared to January 2017," said Pankaj Chopda Director at Grant Thornton India LLP. January was dominated by investments in start-ups which contributed to 52 per cent of total investment volumes. On the other hand, energy & natural resources and real estate sectors witnessed big-ticket PE investment over USD 100 million together capturing 39 per cent of total PE deal values. Altico Capital's investment of USD 195 million across five realty projects in Hyderabad and Pune was the top PE deal in