“There are several macro headwinds, including the key risk around the stress in the financial sector, which is reducing the availability of credit because of the heightened risk perception. This dislocation throws up interesting opportunities to acquire quality businesses at reasonable valuations," said Dhanpal Jhaveri, managing partner at private equity firm Everstone Capital. It is not just the financial services space where PE investors are eyeing opportunities arising out of debt related troubles. PE firms are also keenly evaluating investment opportunities in other sectors such as healthcare and consumer sector. However, while political stability has boosted confidence, investors believe that there are still concerns that need to be addressed for a stable capital flow from PE investors.

Source: Mint July 04, 2019 18:11 UTC