Indian venture capital / private equity investors reported a record 67 transactions in Apr’15. As per data with IBR, this is the highest count of reported transactions in a single month. Aggregate value of reported investments for Apr’15 was also impressive, at USD 1504m, as against USD 718m in Apr’14, a jump of more than 2x. The total deal amount comes from 52 deals, as transaction amount was not disclosed for 15 transactions. Clearly, deal momentum seems to have picked up. Over Jan-Apr’15, USD 4.4B of investment has been reported, as against USD 1.8B in the same period in 2014. Total reported deals in calendar 2015 hit 234 by 31 Apr’15, a 29% jump over the period Jan-Apr’ 2014. Sectoral composition continued to be dominated by Internet related businesses, which accounted for almost 40% of the total number of deals. Over Jan-Apr’15, 76 transactions – about one third of all transactions – have been reported where business models are driven by Internet. The single largest deal with the USD400m fund raise by ANI Technologies, the company behind the taxy business Ola Cabs. There were 3 other transactions above $100m. April’15 saw 13 part or full exits, continuing the impressive show on exits.

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VC/PE deals in India – April 2015
Sector: Venture Capital (BFSI)
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2. A record 67 deals reported in April
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3. $1502 million in disclosed amount*
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4. 52% investments were Angel/Early stage; rest Growth/Late stage
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5. Internet related businesses attract maximum deals
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 The Internet madness continued.
Businesses with internet/mobile based
business models attracted almost 40% of
all deals.
 Education segment saw a jump in deals,
with as many as 6 reported transactions
in this space
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Sectors Apr'15 Apr'14 Jan-Apr'15
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Internet 26 3 76 21
IT/ITES 8 7 33 32
Healthcare 3 7 19 21
Media &
Entertainment 2 3 14 14
BFSI 6 8 20 22
Real Estate SPVs 3 1 14 9
Education 6 5 8 12
Food & Beverages 2 2 8 8
Others 11 11 42 43

6. Top 10 transactions of Apr’15
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 4 transactions above $100m made April a big month with over $1.5b of total value of PE deals
Target Investor (s) Amount ($m) Industry
ANI Technologies (Ola Cabs) DST Global 400 Travel & Tourism
Avantha Group Advent , Temasek 316 Consumer Durables
Quikr Mauritius Holding Pvt Ltd Tiger Global and Sweden's Kinnevik 150 Internet
VGN Piramal Capital 107 Real Estate
Mytrah Energy Merrill Lynch International and Aion Direct 60 Electricity Generation
Urban Ladder Home Decor
Solutions Sequoia Capital, TR Capital 50 Internet
Zomato Media Pvt Ltd Info Edge (India) 50 Internet
PolicyBazaar PremjiInvest 40 Internet
Locodel Solutions (Grofers) Tiger Global Management and Sequoia Capital 35 Internet
Ganesh Housing, Piramal Fund Management 35 Real Estate

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