Private Equity-Venture Capital (PE-VC) funds invested $7 Billion (across 205 deals) in India-based companies during the quarter ended September 2024 (Q3'24), shows data from Venture Intelligence , a research service focused on private company financials, transactions, and their valuations . The investment amount represents a 9% rise over the $6.4 Billion (across 193 deals) invested in the same period during 2023 (and 6% higher in volume terms). However, the figure was as much as 20% lower (and 10% lower in volume terms) when compared to the immediate previous quarter (which witnessed $8.8 Billion being invested across 228 deals). Q3’24 witnessed 20 mega deals ($100 M+ rounds) worth $5.1 Billion, compared to 17 such investments (worth $4.7 Billion) in Q3’23 and 24 such deals (worth $6.4 Billion) in the immediate previous quarter. The largest investment announced in the latest quarter was the $550 Million commitment by Canada-headquartered infrastructure focused investor, Br
Khaitan & Co. and J Sagar Associates claim the No.2 & No.3 slots AZB & Partners topped the Venture Intelligence League Table for Legal Advisor to M&A Transactions during H1 2024 advising 37 deals worth $14.8 Billion. It was followed by Khaitan & Co. ($12.8 Billion across 32 deals) and J Sagar Associates (JSA) ($9.8 Billion across 13 deals). Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) ($6.2 Billion across 38 deals) and Trilegal ($4.8 Billion across 20 deals) completed the top five. Among the largest M&A deals during H1 2024, AZB, JSA and Khaitan & Co. advised $8.5 Billion acquisition of Disney Hotstar by Reliance Jio . S&R Associates , Talwar Thakore & Associates (TTA), Khaitan & Co. and Trilegal advised the $2 Billion buyout deal of ATC India by Canadian infrastructure investor Brookfield Asset Management . CAM advised the $1.3 Billion in the acquisition of a further stake in Ambuja Cement by Adani Enterprises . Among foreign firms, Kirkland &a