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Private equity funds investing in the Indian market could soon come under the regulator's purview. Sebi is believed to be toying with the idea of having rules for such funds, reports CNBC-TV18. USD 7.5 billion – that's the money that came into India through the private equity route last year alone. It's a path that many international and domestic investors have chosen over the past few years and quite lucratively so. With many investors opting to go […] Global distressed asset management companies are striking private equity (PE) deals in the country's power, textiles, paper and sugar sectors in an attempt to diversify their portfolios. […] Indian companies eyeing global and local takeover targets are increasingly taking to private equity (PE) funds like KKR, Carlyle, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup as favorable allies. But going forward, companies like Tata Steel, Welspun and Infomedia that partnered PE players … […] Private equity majors, who are chasing too few ideas perennially, are turning coy about the aviation sector at a time when at least three big players are in the midst of raising funds. According to sources, Jet Airways has been … […] The string of big ticket deals struck by India Inc in the last three months has created a new milestone for deal street. With the cumulative value of the deals announced during the first quarter of 2007 pegged at a … […] Despite the see-sawing of the stock markets and the Budget announcements, the overall VC/PE investments in India seems to be riding on a crest. The first quarter of 2007 (January-March) has seen VC/PE investments almost double to about $2.4 billion … […] Private equity (PE) funds may come under the regulatory scanner in India. Though the ultimate regulator has not been decided upon, both Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Reserve Bank of India have formed study groups to analyse the structure and impact of such funds on the investors, the companies in which they invest in and their effect on corporate governance. The issue has gained importance as a working group of International Organisation of Securities […] Unlike last year when private equity participants exited through strategic deals with third party investors, this year PEs are opting to exit via initial public offerings route. Private equity fund SIF has already sold its 2.61 per cent stake in Firstsource Solutions, when the latter came out with its IPO. The forthcoming issue by rating agency ICRA will see IFCI and UTI-1 selling their stakes in the company. “As the Indian capital markets are doing well […] Real estate developers are increasingly looking at private equity firms as banks are turning off the taps due to the Reserve Bank of India’s stringent guidelines on funding commercial and retail developments. In the first two months of 2007 alone, nearly Rs 1,500 crore worth of private equity deals have been forged by developers all over the country. Industry sources estimate that as much as $4 billion (Rs 18,000 crore) could have been invested in domestic real […] The ill effects of the budget proposal to restrict tax benefits of venture funds and private equity funds to just nine sectors are beginning to show. With the removal of pass-through status for private equity (PE) investments in most sectors, … […] |