The Mint quotes:
According to data available from Venture Intelligence, a research service focused on private company financials, during May-June 2016, PE funds invested $154 million in public equities, the lowest amount since April-June 2014 when PEs invested $205 million.
Since January this year, PEs have invested $414 million through PIPE deals, as compared to $1.12 billion during the corresponding period last year, a significant drop of 63%. In fact, except for 2014, when investors were in wait-and-watch mode ahead of the elections, the numbers are lowest in the last five years.
Reasons for the fall, according to the article include:
- The run up in valuations in preferred sectors e.g. Healthcare
- The large base in the previous year of more than $1 Billion invested in Listed companies by PE firms
Related: Private Equity Update for Q2 2016
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