Private Equity Investments
PE inflows in real estate down 62% at $1.18 billion in March quarter
As per data, PE investments in office segment fell to $732 mn during January-March period from $2,148 mn in the year-ago period, while the inflows in residential segment fell to $73 mn from $234 mn
 "PE inflows in real estate down 62% at $1.18 billion in March quarter")
PE investments down 31% by value sequentially in Q1CY22: Refinitiv data
Private equity investments in Q1 2022 totalled $8.03 billion, down 30.7 per cent from $11.59 billion in Q4 2021 but up 88.6 per cent ($4.2 billion) from the same quarter in the previous year.
 "PE investments down 31% by value sequentially in Q1CY22: Refinitiv data")
Global insurers plan to ramp up private equity investments: Survey
The report also showed that 11% of American insurers said they are invested in or are considering investing in cryptocurrencies
 "Global insurers plan to ramp up private equity investments: Survey")
Private equity and venture capital investment may hit record $70 bn in 2021
Apart from value, volumes or the number of deals have also gone up
 "Private equity and venture capital investment may hit record $70 bn in 2021")
PE/VC investments see monthly decline of 52% in November to $6.8 billion
With a month to go, PE/VC investments in 2021 at $72.6 billion have surpassed the all-time high seen in 2020 by 53 per cent, driven by mega investments in start-ups and large buyouts.
 "PE/VC investments see monthly decline of 52% in November to $6.8 billion")
Liquidity moving away from China to high-growth nations: Sumit Jalan
Jalan says investor sentiment, hit by a spate of poor listings in August, shall improve as we see successful listing going ahead
 "Liquidity moving away from China to high-growth nations: Sumit Jalan")
Private equity investors see big global, sovereign funds as main threat
Domestic PE players include funds like Multiples, Kedara, and so on, who, along with the global PEs, form the majority of the country's PE players
 "Private equity investors see big global, sovereign funds as main threat")
Private equity players divided on reason for decline in exit deals
According to data from VCC Edge which tracks PE investments, in the first quarter of the calendar year, the value of total PE exit deals has fallen by 7 per cent to hit $1,938 million
 "Private equity players divided on reason for decline in exit deals")
Excess liquidity in US pushing PE and VC investment in India: Report
The report suggests that looking ahead the deal pipeline remains robust and investment teams of most large and medium-sized PE funds are working flat out negotiating multiple deals
 "Excess liquidity in US pushing PE and VC investment in India: Report")
PE/VC investments drop by 35% in January to $1.6 bn: EY-IVCA data
January 2021 recorded three large deals worth $680 mn compared to five large deals worth $1.4 bn in January 2019 and 12 large deals worth $6 bn in December 2020
 "PE/VC investments drop by 35% in January to $1.6 bn: EY-IVCA data")
PE/VC investments in 2020 at par with 2019 at $47.6 billion, says EY-IVCA
Investments in Reliance Group entities worth S$17.3 billion accounted for 36% of all PE/VC investments in 2020
 "PE/VC investments in 2020 at par with 2019 at $47.6 billion, says EY-IVCA")
PE investment in real estate to drop 31% to $4.6 bn in 2020; $6 bn next yr
Private equity investment in real estate is estimated to fall 31 per cent year-on-year during 2020 to $4.6 billion due to Covid-19
 "PE investment in real estate to drop 31% to $4.6 bn in 2020; $6 bn next yr")
Office properties grab lion's share of realty's $2.31 bn PE investments
The segment accounts for 81% of PE funds flowing into the real estate sector betwen Jan 1 and Sept 30; residential segments gets 9%
 "Office properties grab lion's share of realty's $2.31 bn PE investments")
Private equity inflow in real estate down 85% to $866 mn in Jan-Aug: Report
The private equity (PE) inflow stood at $5,795 million in the corresponding period of the previous year
 "Private equity inflow in real estate down 85% to $866 mn in Jan-Aug: Report")
PE players, FMCG companies betting on branded spices, condiments market
Most of the top spices and condiments companies in India, whether regional or national, have a range of masala mixes in their portfolio
 "PE players, FMCG companies betting on branded spices, condiments market")
PE/VC investments record third straight month of decline at $881 mn
In terms of volume, deals in April declined 34 per cent YoY and 12 per cent sequentially.
 "PE/VC investments record third straight month of decline at $881 mn")
TVS Supply Chain Solutions to raise $100 million from Gateway Partners
The deal is the second-largest private equity investment in TVS SCS after North America's major pension fund manager CDPQ, which invested $155 million in TVS SCS in 2016.
 "TVS Supply Chain Solutions to raise $100 million from Gateway Partners")
YES Bank crisis: PE firms want to invest at Rs 10/share, on par with SBI
JC Flowers, Tilden, Cerberus ask SBI to prepare a clean-up plan
 "YES Bank crisis: PE firms want to invest at Rs 10/share, on par with SBI")
Private equity investments hit 10-year high in 2019, shows Refinitiv data
Thirty seven private equity firms raised $7.9 billion in 2019, up 47 per cent over the previous year
 "Private equity investments hit 10-year high in 2019, shows Refinitiv data")
Private equity party set to continue in New Year; may see 15-20% growth
While the final figures vary, the amount of PE investments in the year gone by is estimated to be more than the total inflows recorded in 2017 and 2018
 "Private equity party set to continue in New Year; may see 15-20% growth")
