Indian companies inked as many as 393 private equity deals totaling $9.67 billion in the January-November period of this year, clocking a rise of 36.38% over the corresponding period a year ago. Meanwhile, according to global assurance, tax and advisory firm Grant Thornton, corporate India in the January-November period of last year, had signed 380 private equity deals amounting to $7.09 billion.
According to the report, the top five PE deals accounted for 73% of the total PE deal values. Meanwhile, sector-wise, IT& ITeS attracted deals worth $243 million that amounted to 34% of the total deal size, followed by Pharma which bagged deals to the tune of $201 million that amounted to 28%; Banking and financial deals totaled to $ 154 million or 22%; Power & energy deals amounted $44 million or 6% and finally, real estate totaled to the sum of $40 million or 6% of the deal size.
In the month of November itself, corporate India inked 32 deals amounting to $708 million, almost double in value terms over last year when there were 35 transactions worth $388 million. These deals were largely driven by pharmaceutical sector.
Further, among all, KKR's investment of $200 million in Gland Pharma was termed as the largest deal of the month. Other major private equity deals of November include Baring Private Equity's $131.61 million investment in Hexaware Technologies; International Finance Corporation's $125 million investment in Yes Bank and Sequoia Capital and Info Edge's $ 37 million investment in Zomato Media.
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