Perk up in public markets aids PE exits in Q2’13
JustDial IPO fetches over 10x return for SAIF; TPG exits Shriram Transport Finance with over 6x Private Equity firms obtained exit routes for their investments in 29 Indian companies during…
The Chakra Vyuh of Private Equity
As part of his speech at the Venture Intelligence APEX’13 Awards, Ashish Chauhan, CEO, Bombay Stock Exchange, described how PE/VC investors were like the mythological character Abhimanyu who knew “how…
Grant Thornton survey on Global PE singles out India for negativity
A new Grant Thornton report titled “Global Private Equity Report 2012” says “India is the most challenging market globally for this sector”. Extracts from the Grant Thornton press release on…
“Can PE become PSPD?”
The Venture Intelligence APEX Awards event is a unique gathering of top executives in the Indian Deal ecosystem including from Limited Partners, PE/VC firms, Investment Banks, Consultants, Corporate Law firms,…
PE investments up 24% to over $10-B in 2011, but dip QoQ
Private Equity firms invested $10,117 million over 441 deals in India during the 12 months ending December 2011, compared to $8,187 million across 362 deals during the previous year, according…
“2012 to be poor for exits, good for investments”
In an interview published in The Mint (in text and video formats), Vikram Utamsingh, Partner – Transactions and Restructuring & Private Equity Advisory, KPMG India, says that while the exit…
Nexus-backed Gluster to be acquired by Red Hat for $136-M
Edited excerpts from the Press Release: NYSE-listed Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, has agreed to acquire privately held Gluster, Inc, a…
Deal Alert: Nexus Ventures-backed Cloud.com acquired by Citrix
Citrix Systems has acquired Nexus Ventures-backed Cloud.com, an US-based provider of software infrastructure platforms for cloud providers. The company’s CloudStack product line helps providers deploy and manage simple, cost-effective cloud…
PE investments in 2010 almost double to $7.9-B
Highlights from the Venture Intelligence Indian 2010 Annual Private Equity Roundup Report Private Equity firms invested $7,974 million over 325 deals in India during the 12 months ending December 2010,…