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Private Equity firms invested about US$2,000 million across 56 deals during the quarter ended March 2010, according to a study by Venture Intelligence (http://www.ventureintelligence.in), a research service focused on Private Equity and M&A transaction activity in India. The amount invested during the latest quarter was the highest in the last six quarters. The figure was significantly higher than that during the same period last year (which witnessed $620 million being invested across 58 deals) and also the immediate previous quarter ($1,681million across 102 deals). The largest investment during the quarter was the $425 million investment into power generation firm Asian Genco by General Atlantic, Morgan Stanley, Norwest, Goldman Sachs and Everstone. Other top investments reported during Q1'10 included Quadrangle Capital Partners' $300 million investment into telecom tower infrastructure company TowerVision India; StanChart PE, KKR and New Silk Route's $217 million investment into Coffee Day Resorts and TPG Growth's $115 million investment into Clean Tech firm Greenko Group. […]
Private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) investors are seriously looking at investments in BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) companies as an attractive “entry point”. The trend is guided by two key themes –– rising domestic consumers and infrastructure spending. PE/VC investors surveyed recently by Venture Intelligence, a research firm focused on private equity and M&A deal activities, selected microfinance, infrastructure finance, service providers to financial services firms (like back offices to mutual funds), banks, stock exchanges and insurance distribution companies as their favorite sectors within the BFSI industry. The survey results have been published in the in the report, Private Equity Pulse on Financial Services, from Venture Intelligence. […]
Private equity funds (PE funds) seem to be staging a comeback after their near withdrawal from Indian economic landscape in the wake of global economic meltdown in 2008. Deal activities have picked up significantly since last year and are expected to edge higher towards the end of the year. According to recent studies, merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in the country more than doubled in the first month of 2010 as deals worth about Rs 13,950 crore were announced, signifying emergence of the country's economic environment after tough 18 months. January saw as many as 29 domestic deals worth $2,3030 million compared to 14 transactions worth $589 million in January 2009. Telecom, logistics and banking and finance and insurance were the most targeted sector for investment with deals worth $ 2180 million, $ 164 million and $117 million, respectively, according to the study conducted by financial research services provider VCEdge. […]
Private equity group India Agri Business Fund will invest $10 million (about Rs 48 crore) in Gautam Thapar-promoted Avantha Group's food division Global Green Company Ltd. A shareholders agreement was signed between the Avantha Group and Rabo Equity Advisors, India Agri Business Fund and Global Green said in a joint statement. Rabo Equity Advisors is the investment adviser of IABF. “We have successfully developed into a multinational food company through acquisitions. As we have aspirations of building our brands and develop a more robust India business, Rabo Equity's knowledge pool will work to our advantage in the next phase of growth,” Global Green Managing Director and CEO Vineet Chhabra said. […]
After real estate, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) players are holding on to their investments in information technology (IT) companies coming up with initial public offers (IPOs). Traditionally, PE and VC firms look at IPOs as their main exit option. For instance, Pune-based Persistent Systems has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). It will soon hit the market to raise Rs 150-200 crore. Investors such as Intel Capital, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), Gabriel Venture Partners and Hewlett-Packard (HP) together hold over 20 per cent in the company. While Intel and HP invested in 2000, Promod Haque of NVP and Gabriel Venture Partners invested in 2005. HP's and a part of Intel's investment have a one-year lock-in, but NVP and Gabriel Ventures have continued to stay with the company. […]
Private equity (PE) players in India have offloaded stakes worth USD 757 million in the first two months of this year driven by a significant recovery in the stock markets and hopes of continuation of this trend, believe experts. According to VCCEdge, the financial research platform of VCCircle, January 2010 saw 13 exits worth USD 282 million, while February witnessed as many as 10 worth USD 475 million. “PE funds are under pressure to make some exits before they set out to raise new funds. They will continue to use every opportunity available to exit as long as they see a good return,” […]
Private equity investments in India's logistics services sector are set to rise as it gears up to improve transportation – with costs among the most prohibitive in the world – and boost related infrastructure bottlenecks. The last four years have seen considerable growth in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in logistics, ports, warehouses and container freight stations while Free Trade Warehousing Zones (FTWZ), freight stations, cold chains and captive spin-offs such as auto and retail logistics are seen as attractive targets now. While analysts expect logistics to be among the top five sectors for PE investments in India in the near term, deal sizes will likely be around $20-$25 million, which is where most planned PE ticket sizes converge. […]
India is ranked among the top three investment destinations for private equity (PE) firms in the world, as per a report by consulting firm Bain & Company. The US, one of the worst affected by the global financial crisis, leads the table as the top investment location for PE funds followed by China, the report said. India recovered sharply ahead of most other economies from the slowdown that hit markets in 2008. The report pointed out that India is emerging as an attractive investment market for PE firms as an increasing number of family-owned businesses are turning to outside investors to raise funds. […]
Corporate India's shopping spree continued unabated in the second month of this year, as deals worth over USD 1.3 billion were announced, a five-fold jump from the year-ago period, a report by global consultancy firm Grant Thornton said. Driven by the significant momentum in the merger and acquisition (M&A) space in February 2010, the total deal tally in the first two months of this year has risen to nearly USD 4 billion. “M&A and private equity deal activity has kept up with the significant momentum set from the beginning of 2010.” Grant Thornton Partner Specialist Advisory Services C G Srividya said. […]
While 2009 was a year of caution for most private equity investment firms, 2010 is looking optimistic especially for the logistics sector, which expects to seal many a deals this year.As 2009 ended with a big-ticket private equity investment of Blackstone putting $245 million in Gateway Rail Freight, Indian logistics industry left behind the cautious approach and braced 2010 with optimism. Industry expectations are high, to touch a target of 10-12 private equity deals and investments close to $400 million this year, like the buoyant year of 2008 as against only six deals of 2009. Revival in retail and manufacturing is expected to give a boost to sector specific logistics players. But the fragmented nature of the $10 billion Indian logistics industry, growing at 10 per cent and improving valuations of businesses, will make mergers and acquisitions also a game changer, especially in road and rail transportation. […]
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