Venture Capital

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PE/VC funding in the first eight months has surpassed the previous record high yearly investment of 2018 and is expected to touch $50 billion this year.

PE/VC funding to touch $50 billion

The economic slowdown has not dampened the long-term outlook of private equity and venture capital funds.

11 Sep 2019 2:00 AM

According to the report, strong investment activity in infrastructure and real estate asset classes drove the overall deal tally as there were USD 4.7 billion worth of mega deals in the infrastructure sector in July 2019. (Photo: Representational)

PE-VC investment in India zooms to all-time high of USD 8.3 bn in July: Report

According to EY's private equity deal tracker, July 2019 recorded investments worth USD 8.3 billion across 106 deals.

19 Aug 2019 2:49 PM

The deal comes months after Bigbasket closed USD 150 million in funding from a group of investors.

Grocery start-up Bigbasket gets USD 14.5 million in venture debt

Bigbasket will use the fresh funds to set up warehouses and boost its cold chain.

29 Jul 2019 2:18 PM

In terms of the number of deals, the increase was higher at 43 percent H1 of 2018. In the first half, there were 536 deals as against 376 deals in the same period in 2018. (Representational image)

Infra, realty drive private equity/venture capital inflows up 27 pc at USD 23.4 bn

Like in 2018, large deals with value of over USD 100 million continued to drive inflows.

11 Jul 2019 5:54 PM

Open market deals had accounted for 80 per cent of exit deal value in 2017 and this dropped to 6.5 per cent in 2018.

$1.6 billion PE market exits in April

PE/VC exits in April crossed $1 billion mark largely due to the relief rally seen in the stock markets.

14 May 2019 2:46 AM

NABARD has been contributing to other funds till now and this is the first time that the rural development bank has launched a fund of its own.

Nabard announces Rs 700-cr VC fund for agri, rural startups

The fund has been launched by Nabventures, a subsidiary of NABARD, and has a proposed corpus of Rs 500 crore.

13 May 2019 6:46 PM

March recorded highest monthly value and number of buyout deals, aggregating at USD 2.8 billion across seven deals.

PE/VC fund inflows cross USD 7 billion mark in March: Report

Brookfields USD 1.9 billion buyout of RILs East-West Pipeline was the largest deal during the month.

25 Apr 2019 4:08 PM

The report said that globally, VC deal volume declined for the fourth consecutive quarter with only 2,657 deals – representing the lowest number in 31 quarters – since Q2'11.

Global VC investments fall to $53 billion this year

Interestingly, there have been other lucrative and potentially key sectors in India as well, which can come up really big.

17 Apr 2019 1:13 AM

The funding in 2018 was the same as the investment in the preceding year, assurance, tax and advisory firm Grant Thornton said.

PE, VC investment in India at USD 20.5 billion in 2018: Report

Investments account of start-ups, e-commerce and information technology-enabled services, according to a report by Grant Thornton.

28 Mar 2019 1:59 PM

'We have to think what problems are confronting us, and how we can solve them. If entrepreneurs can collaborate with research institutions and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the country will benefit a lot in many spheres,' said Murthy. (Photo: ANI)

Combine good capital and ideas to solve complex local problems: Murthy

'Industry leaders must ensure fairness, transparency and accountability for all stakeholders,' said Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy.

07 Mar 2019 4:46 PM

FirstCry, the babycare portal was one among very few e-commerce players which received investment in January.

E-commerce rule changes put off PE/VC investors

Vertical players in different segments like babycare, beauty and personal care, fashion and furniture have demonstrated stronger business models.

09 Feb 2019 2:15 AM

Investments by private equity and venture capital funds had stood at USD 1.9 billion in the year-ago period.

April sees 23 per cent jump in venture investments at USD 2.4 bn

On the high-value investments, there were eight deals of value greater than USD 100 million in April 2018.

16 May 2018 2:24 PM

Private equity/venture capital investments touched a record high of USD 8.7 billion in the September quarter.

PE/VC investments touch record high of USD 8.7 billion in July-Sep

July-September recorded the largest IPO exits ever with Fairfax selling its 12 per cent stake in ICICI Lombard for USD 558 million.

10 Oct 2017 5:22 PM

So far in 2017, overall PE/VC exits are at an all-time high of USD7.1 billion, surpassing the previous record of USD 6.7 billion for the full year of 2016.

PE/VC exits at record high in Aug at $1.9 bn; may touch $10 bn

PE/VC investments in August stood at USD 5.4 billion across 45 deals the highest monthly investment ever.

18 Sep 2017 4:32 PM

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