{"id":6449,"date":"2018-01-18T17:48:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T17:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunkrish.com\/?p=6449"},"modified":"2018-01-18T17:49:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T17:49:34","slug":"pe-investments-jump-55-to-all-time-high-of-24-bn-across-591-deals-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunkrish.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/18\/pe-investments-jump-55-to-all-time-high-of-24-bn-across-591-deals-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"PE investments jump 55% to all-time high of $24 bn across 591 deals in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flipkart received India’s largest ever PE investment of $2.5 billion in a single round from Softbank<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Private equity firms invested $23.8 billion across 591 deals in 2017, making it the biggest year for PE investments in India, says a report.<\/p>\n

According to deal tracker Venture Intelligence, the investment value is 39 per cent higher than the previous high of $17.1 billion (recorded in 2015) and 55 per cent higher than $15.4 billion invested during 2016. In terms of number of deals the year 2017 saw 21 per cent less activity as compared to 2016 (731 deals), indicating large number of big-ticket transactions.<\/p>\n

“The year witnessed 31 investment deals with size greater than USD 200 million, aggregating to $15.4 billion or 65 per cent of the total investments,” the report said. These figures include venture capital investments, but exclude PE investments in real estate.<\/p>\n

In terms of industries, IT\/ ITeS companies accounted for 45 per cent of the value pie attracting $10.7 billion worth investments across 325 transactions.<\/p>\n

Flipkart received India’s largest ever PE investment of $2.5 billion in a single round from Softbank and another $1.4 billion from strategic investors Tencent, eBay and Microsoft. Softbank also invested $1.4 billion in mobile wallet and payments firm One97 Communications, which owns the Paytm brand. BFSI (Banking, Financial Services and Insurance) companies continued to enjoy the second spot attracting $4.40 billion across 61 transactions.<\/p>\n

The sector was led by Bain Capital’s $1.04 billion investment in Axis Bank — the largest ever single investment in the sector — and Warburg Pincus’ $384 million pre-IPO investment in ICICI Lombard General Insurance.<\/p>\n

On the back of its two mega bets (Flipkart and Paytm), Softbank emerged as the largest investor during the year with investments totaling over $4 billion (including a $250 million investment in Oyo Rooms).<\/p>\n

Other top investors include Canadian pension fund CPPIB with $2 billion investments across five companies; while Warburg Pincus invested $1.6 billion across nine companies, and KKR invested about $680 million.<\/p>\n

China’s Tencent emerged as a significant strategic investor in the Indian Internet and mobile sector with investment of $1.1 billion across home grown leaders like Flipkart, Ola, Byjus Classes and Practo.<\/p>\n

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Source: Business Standard<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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