2014 saw most number of PE deals in last decade: Thornton

nd the momentum is set to pick up this year as well, says a report. The value of the merger & acquisition (M), private equity deals stood at over USD 50 billion in 2014 as against USD 38 billion through 947 transactions in 2013. M contributed close to USD 38 ...

By: Yogesh Sharma, Grant Thornton India LLP

Private equity investments in India amounted to $1.7 billion last month, taking the overall PE deal tally to $10.2 billion in the first 10 months of this year, says a Grant Thornton report. According to the assurance, tax and advisory firm, PE ...

I Below is verbatim transcript of the interview: Q: A: In about 10 years we have grown from a market of USD 16 billion worth of deals to USD 50 billion which is a huge jump. It shows that mergers & acquisition (M&A) is now a part and parcel ...

The average deal size stood at $20 million in 2014 compared to $59 million in 2007—the year in which PE activity was at a peak. In 2007, 417 deals were struck at a value of $19 billion. Mumbai: The average deal size for private equity (PE) and ...

Defence sector, construction, operation and maintenance of specified rail infrastructure, insurance and medical devices are clearly expected to see a surge in investment in 2015, according to assurance, tax and advisory firm, Grant Thornton. ...

A rebound in investor sentiment has pushed up M&A activity in India this year to $29 billion, up 22.58 per cent, says a Grant Thornton report. According to the assurance, tax and advisory firm, during the January-October period of this year there ...

About $30 billion of private equity (PE) investments made during the peak of the previous bull market in 2007 and 2008 are due for exits, consultancy firm Grant Thornton has said. In 2007, PE firms had invested $19 billion in Indian companies, the ...

In a sign of increasing business confidence in India, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity as well as private equity (PE) deals peaked in 2014 at a total of $ 50.47 billion against $ 38.17 billion in 2013. According to the 10 Grant Thornton India ...