Private equity firms see gold in mid-size Indian IT firms

PE-backed firms see faster transformation compared with large listed peers

Indian IT firms, especially in the mid-tier segment, have seen a rise of private equity firms placing stakes on them.

While faster technology at mid-size IT services companies have attracted PE firms such as Blackstone, Carlyle, ChrysCap, Bain Capital, The Baring Asia and others to invest in the sector; PE-backed companies have seen faster growth at a time when their large listed peers slowed down due to uncertain market.

Take the case of ChrysCapital. The Mauritius-based PE firm, which has earned significant returns from companies such as HCL Technologies, Infosys, Mphasis in the past, picked up nearly 4.5 per cent