Private equity, venture capital flow value falls 49% in Jan, deals up 65%

The strong trend of buyouts established in 2018 has continued into 2019 with 4 buyouts worth $504 mn recorded in Jan 2019 -- 20% higher compared to Jan 2018

Flow of private equity and venture capital investments into India during the month of January stood at $1.8 billion, which was 49 per cent lower compared to January 2018 and 43 per cent lower compared to the previous month. However, the number of deals rose by 65 per cent on a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis.
 

According to EY's Private Equity Monthly Deal Tracker, the decline in value was mainly on account of the absence of a large $1-billion-plus deal, whereas both January 2018 and December 2018 had one such large deal each. This has effectively skewed the headline number by a