(MENAFN- IANS) Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) India saw private equity/venture capitalist investments worth $4.7 billion across 91 deals in October, a 40 per cent increase from September, a report showed on Wednesday.
Credit investments were the leading deal type in October, followed by growth investments, according to the IVCA-EY monthly PE/VC roundup.
“October recorded $4.7 billion in PE/VC investments, 4 per cent higher than investments in October 2023 and 40 per cent higher than in September 2024. The number of deals in October was 21 per cent higher year-on-year,” said Vivek Soni, Partner and National Leader, Private Equity Services, EY.
Credit investments were the highest deal type at $1.8 billion, followed by growth investments at $1.6 billion. From a sector point of view, infrastructure was the top sector in October 2024, recording $1.8 billion, followed by technology ($1.1 billion).
October recorded nine large deals (deals with value greater than $100 million), aggregating $3.3 billion, a 4 per cent decline in value from October 2023 ($3.4 billion across 11 deals) and 69 per cent higher than September 2023 ($2 billion across eight deals).
The largest deal of the month involved Temasek acquiring 18 per cent stake in VFS Global Services from Blackstone for $950 million.
PE/VC exits were at $1.1 billion across nine deals in October 2024, 40 per cent lower than in October 2023 ($1.9 billion). Secondary exits in October 2024 accounted for 96 per cent of all exits by value ($1.1 billion), said the report.
Pure-play PE/VC investments ($2.7 billion) declined by 19 per cent compared to October 2023 ($3.3 billion) and declined by 6 per cent compared to September ($2.9 billion).
The last quarter of the year witnessed a strong start, with October PE/VC investments growing by 40 per cent compared to September.
From a sector point of view, infrastructure was the top sector in October, attracting $1.8 billion in PE/VC investments across nine deals, followed by technology ($1.1 billion) and financial services ($470 million).
These sectors, combined, accounted for 72 per cent of total PE/VC investments in October 2024, said the report.
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