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An Economic Times article titled  Arpwood-controlled Senvion to buy Kenersys from Bharat Forge founders    quotes Venture Intelligence data on transactions in the Renewable Sector: India's renewable space has seen a spurt in the last 12-18 months. Last year, the sector witnessed 14 transactions including valuing about $2.27 billion, according to data from Venture Intelligence, a deal tracker. You may also be interested in: 1.  Further Consolidation in the Renewable Energy space? Venture Intelligence  is India's longest serving provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M&A) & their Valuations in India.

South China Morning Post uses Venture Intelligence data to quantify the rising interest of Chinese VC and Strategic Investors for Indian startups. According to venture capital tracker Venture Intelligence, from January 2015 to April this year, several investors including Alibaba and Tencent committed more than US$1.1 billion to Indian start-ups.  ... “We feel India’s internet sector will be the next big market after China; it is a hot area for Chinese investors,” said Eric Shu, a senior manager at Chinese venture capital firm Incapital. “In some ways India promises better potential as a market because it is better connected with the Western world and [Indians] can speak English. We believe many successful internet business models in China can be replicated in India,” added Shu.  ...“India’s huge population, rapidly developing economy, English-speaking labour force, superb information technology and IT sector outsourcing services are the elements that attract us to inv...

A Business Standard article quotes Venture Intelligence data on investments in RBL Bank: The article also quotes Arun Natarajan, Founder of Venture Intelligence: "The selling PE funds had invested over five years ago, which is considered the higher end of a typical holding period for a fund. So, it is not surprising that they are selling as part of the IPO to showcase a good exit to their investors. The fact that the remaining PE investors in the company, who had entered since 2011, are staying invested is a good sign of their confidence in the post-IPO prospects of the bank," said Arun Natarajan, founder of Venture Intelligence.  Venture Intelligence  is India's longest serving provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M&A) & their Valuations in India.

A BusinessWorld article titled  VC Funds Continue To Raise Money Despite Startup Slowdown  quotes Venture Intelligence Fund raising data: The number of venture capital (VC) funds raised so far this year is one-third of what was raised last year. As per data available with research firm Venture Intelligence, as many as 10 VC funds have been raised in the January-July period this year, while the number was way higher at 33 in the same period last year. Some of the VC funds that have been closed this year include those by Accel ($500 million), Aavishkaar ($300 million), IDG Ventures India ($200 million) , Infuse Ventures ($150 million) and Nirvana Ventures ($100 million). The total amount raised by these 10 VC funds this year stand at $1402 million, 62% lower than that of last year where funds worth $3662 million were closed.  Venture Intelligence is India's longest serving provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, v...

Venture Intelligence  is India's longest serving provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M&A) & their Valuations in India.

A Scroll article titled  A tsunami of debt is building up in Tamil Nadu – and no one knows where it is headed   writes about rising level of debts in Tamil Nadu with signs of stress heading to a mass default.  In 2001, the average annual income of these families was Rs 16,000 and average debt at Rs 10,000. Come 2016, annual income has risen five-fold to Rs 80,000. Average debt, however, stands at Rs 2,50,000. This is a 25-fold increase. Venture Intelligence  is India's longest serving provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M&A) & their Valuations in India.

An ET article quotes Venture Intelligence data on investments in Healthcare space: The maternity and child care healthcare sector has seen increasing interest from venture capitalists, with close to $100 million dollars invested in the sector in less than a year, according to Venture Intelligence.  In December last year, maternity care chain Cloudnine Hospital raised an investment of Rs 400 crore from India Value Fund. Cloudnine's early investor Matrix Partners India made a seven times return when it made a partial exit from the company, piquing more interest the space.  Earlier this month, TPG Growth invested $33 million (Rs 220 crore) in Rhea Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, which runs a chain of mother- and child-care hospitals under the brand Motherhood.  Related: Trends to Watch out in Healthcare Venture Intelligence  is India's longest serving provider of data and analysis on Private Company Financials, Transactions (private equity, venture capital and M...