Indian companies have been involved in deals worth a record $97.6 billion this year. Technology, media and telecom along with financial services will probably remain the most active sectors for inbound deal-making this year and next. The role played by financial sponsors such as private equity firms and pension funds in the Indian deal space is increasing — both in terms of selling some investments as well as tying up with local companies to bid for assets on sale through the bankruptcy process. Investments by private equity and venture capital funds rose by nearly 50 percent to $15.2 billion in the first half of this year, compared to $10.4 billion in same period last year.

(Bloomberg Quint)