With private equity (PE) investors confident of a revival in the investment cycle and to contribute to the growth of the Indian economy, it is expected that over the next 10 years PE investment in India will reach $40 billion by 2025. According to PwC’s report ‘PE in India 2025 -A 40-bn-$ Decade Beckons’, the next investment cycle will represent a more mature phase of investing in the country. The PE industry is also expected to consolidate with perhaps 70 to 80 significant players. Investments will see a spur in the infrastructure and manufacturing sectors over period of time. On the exits, most respondents believe that as the investment climate in India turns business friendly, strategic investors, both overseas and domestic, are most likely to provide them exits. The report is based on the input from over 40 partners and Principals in PE houses.

(Business Standard)