Private equity investments in Indian companies declined 54 per cent to US $324 million in February, over the same month a year-ago. “The second month of 2011 saw US $324 million of private equity investments in Indian companies, 54 per cent down from the investments of US $699 million for the same month last year,” according to a report by financial consultant Four-S Services. Besides, the total number of deals announced in February 2011 was lower than that in the year-ago period. In February this year, 22 PE deals were announced, against 23 deals in the same month last year. The year 2011 has so far witnessed investments worth US $755 million, compared to US $1.15 billion for the same period (January-February) last year. […]