PE/VC investments up 26% in first quarter of 2019 at $10 billion

The largest investment during the first quarter of 2019 was Canadian asset management firm Brookfield's $1.8 billion acquisition of Pipeline Infrastructure from Reliance Industries.

Private Equity and Venture Capital firms invested a record $10 (across 159 deals) during the quarter ended March 2019, up by 26 per cent compared to $8 billion  (across 208 transactions) in 2018.

The number is higher by 39% compared to the previous quarter that saw $7.3 billion being invested across 178 transactions. These figures include Venture Capital investments, but exclude private equity investments in real estate.