Private Equity/ Venture Capital investments in October 2020 stood at $8.4 billion as compared to $3.2 billion in October 2019, up by 163 per cent. In terms of deal value, October 2020 has been the best month ever for PE/VC investments. The significant jump in PE/VC investments was primarily on account of investments worth $3.3 billion made in Reliance Retail Ventures and investments in commercial real estate projects worth $3.6 billion announced by Blackstone and Brookfield.
According to the IVCA-EY report, October 2020 recorded nine large deals (value greater than $100 million) worth $7.6 billion compared to five large deals