Private equity investments surge to all-time high of $37 bn in 2019

The energy industry led by Brookfield's $1.9 Billion investment in Reliance Pipeline Infra also saw a growth in investments.

2019 emerged as a favourable year for Private Equity (PE) investments in India touching $37 billion as against $36.16 billion in 2018. According to data from Venture Intelligence, the gains were led by big-ticket Infrastructure sector deals. 

Arun Natarajan, Founder, Venture Intelligence said, “The fact that the PE investment tally of 2019 outdid the previous high of 2018 - despite uncertainties on the Economic, Political and Global Trade fronts - is very encouraging.”

The data shows that the 74 PE investments were pegged at and above $100 million accounting for 74 per cent of the total