Private equity/venture capital investments worth $3.5 billion were announced in January this year, led by big ticket transactions. January recorded almost double the value of investments witnessed during same month last year ($3.5 billion in January 2018 as against USD 1.2 billion in January 2017). Large value deals (over USD 100 million) continued to dominate the activity with the financial services sector leading the way. Moreover, January also recorded 26 exits worth $970 million.

(Financial Express)