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A recent report indicates that the share of private equity (PE) investments in listed companies in India, which accounted for as much as a third of all investments in 2005, fell to 22 per cent in 2006. Some of the companies from which PE funds have exited partially or fully in recent times include Punjab Tractors, Simplex Infrastructures, IVRCL and Gammon India. A similar trend of PE exits from publicly-listed companies in the US has also been seen, though […] Indian realty has emerged as the apple-eye of domestic and overseas investors as listed and private equity funds are looking to pump in more than Rs 32,000 crore in the real estate sector, a new report stated. “The transparency in … […] The rockfest on the Indian deal-street is gaining decibels. Corporate India struck deals worth $39 billion in the first two months of 2007 of which $36.8 billion were strategic mergers & acquisitions deals and the remaining $2.2 billion were private … […] Venture Capital firms invested $508m across 92 deals in India during 2006, according to a study by Venture Intelligence in partnership with the US-India Venture Capital Association. This was up from 44 deals totalling $268m in 2005. With 64 deals … […] Private equity (PE) money continues to pour into India. January alone saw 33 PE deals worth $1.16 billion against $7.5 billion in 2006. Global PE giants clearly outnumber India incorporated PE players, most of which are subsidiaries of large Indian … […] The finance minister's proposal to differentially tax venture funds will surely create inequality among funds that are sector-specific.
Chidambaram proposes to allow venture funds that invest in sunrise sectors like IT, biotechnology, nano-technology, and research on new chemical entities to … […] BUSINESS WIRE — Private equity investors are edging out media companies in the race to invest in the Indian media market, according to research from the media advisory firm, Heernet ventures. Over the last 15 months, groups such as 3i, … […] 162 private equity funds focused on investing in the emerging markets of Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa raised US$33.2 billion in capital commitments in 2006, reports the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA). This represents … […]
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