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Driven by big ticket deals, PE/VC investments touch $2.7 bn in November

From a sector perspective, telecom topped the charts due to the $1.5 bn exit by Qatar Foundation Endowment from Bharti Airtel

Driven by big ticket deals, PE/VC investments touch $2.7 bn in November
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T E Narasimhan Chennai
The month of November recorded the highest monthly value ever of exits by private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) entities, with 25 of these worth $2.7 billion.
 
The month also saw investments worth $2.9 billion by these entities, across 56 deals. Large value deals (over $100 million) are a highlight in 2017, according to consultancy EY’s monthly PE deal tracker.
 
The highest value of exits ever for any month was mainly due to one large open market one, Qatar Foundation Endowment selling five per cent stake in Bharti Airtel for $1.5 billion.
 
There were two PE-backed Initial

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