PE/VC deals up by 34% to $2.5 bn in Jan on increased credit investments

After a record-setting 2019, PE/VC investments in 2020 are off to a good start, said Vivek Soni

Private Equity/Venture Capital investments in January 2020 grew by 34 per cent in value terms to $2.5 billion from $1.9 billion in January 2019. In terms of volume, number of deals in January 2020 was at par with that of January 2019.

The improved performance in January 2020 is primarily on the back of increased value in credit investments, which rose over 20 times to $698 million, according to IVCA-EY monthly PE/VC roundup. This is also the highest value of PE/VC backed credit investments in a month in over two years.

Vivek Soni, Partner and National Leader - Private Equity