Trends

PE-VC investments rise 35% month-on-month to $3.5 Billion in Nov

December 05, 2022

Private Equity-Venture Capital (PE-VC) firms invested $3.5 Billion (across 84 transactions) in Indian companies during the Month of November 2022- registering an almost 35% uptick compared to the immediate previous month (which saw $2.6 Billion being invested across 76 deals), shows data from Venture Intelligence, a research service focused on private company financials, transactions, and their valuations. (Note: These figures include Venture Capital type investments, but exclude PE investments in Real Estate). The investment amount in November 2022 represents a 28% decline from the same period in 2021 (which saw $4.9 Billion being invested across 105 deals). The latest monthly figures takes the total PE-VC investments during 2022 to $44 Billion (across 1,191 deals) – down 32% compared to $64.8 Billion (across 1,356 deals) in the same period in 2021.

PE-VC Investments in India
Period	No. of Deals	Amount ($B)
2022 YTD*	1,191	44.1
2021	1,356	64.8
Nov-2022	84	3.5
Oct-2022	76	2.6
Nov-2021	105	4.9

Mega Deals
November witnessed 6 PE investments worth $100 million or more, compared to 7 mega deals in the previous month and 10 such transactions in November 2021.

Mega PE-VC Deals ($100M+ Deals)
Month	No. of Deals	Amount ($B)
Nov-2022	6	2.3
Oct-2022	7	1.8
Nov-2021	10	3.8

op PE-VC Investments in India during November 2022
Company	Sector	Investor	Amount ($M)
Eastern Peripheral Expressway	Infrastructure (Roads)	CDPQ	770
Serentica Renewables	Renewable Power Projects (Wind, Solar)	KKR	400
ReNew Power	Renewable Power Projects (Wind, Solar)	CPPIB	400
R Systems	IT Services	Blackstone	359
Table Space	Co-Working Space	Hillhouse Capital	300

Exits Witness Uptick
PE-VC firms harvested $2.5 Billion across 25 Deals during November 2022- up about 2.7x compared to the immediate previous month (which saw 15 deals worth $0.9 Billion). The exit value was however 36% lower compared to November 2021 (which saw 19 deals worth $3.9 Billion).

The latest month takes the total PE-VC exits during 2022 to $16.3 Billion (across 204 deals) – down 55% compared to $36.9 Billion (across 283 deals ) in the same period in 2021.