Buyout deals dominated private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments in India last year, hitting a record high in both volume and value. In terms of overall investments, which also touched a record high of 1,037 deals worth $48 billion, buyout transactions held the largest share among PE/VC deals, compared to about 28% share in the previous year. Source: EYGrowth capital investments, the second most preferred transaction type, grew 9% to $14.5 billion in 2019 on a year-on-year basis. Startup investments also broke records in 2019, and were the highest ever in terms of value at $7.9 billion. Of the total investments, 111 large deals (of a value greater than $100 million) were recorded in 2019, aggregating to $35.2 billion, comprising 73% of total PE/VC investments, compared to 81 large deals worth $27.9 billion in 2018.

Source: Mint January 23, 2020 17:15 UTC