Mumbai, Aug. 31 -- Private equity and venture capital funds' investments in India increased 3 per cent year-on-year to $4.1 billion in July, as per a report released on Monday.
The investments were up from $4 billion recorded in July last year, and 52 per cent higher than $2.7 billion invested in the preceding month, the report by the consultant EY and industry grouping IVCA said.
The number of deals in July 2026 at 111 was 7 per cent lower than the 119 transactions in July 2025, indicating a jump in ticket sizes, and were much higher than the 80 deals in June 2026, the report said.
"India's macroeconomic fundamentals remain supportive of investment activity. With significant dry powder available across PE/VC (Private equity and venture capital) funds, deal-making is expected to accelerate further as geopolitical conditions stabilise," the consultancy firm's partner Vivek Soni said.
July 2026 recorded 10 large deals totaling $2.8 billion or around 68 per cent of the total activity, it said, adding that Brookfield's $600 million bet in Lumara was the highest.
Buyout investments accounted for the largest share of PE/VC activity in July 2026, with $1.4 billion deployed, which was a 176 per cent jump from the $511 million in July 2025 while credit investments ranked second, witnessing over $880 million getting invested.
Investments into startups jumped 90 per cent on-year to $805 million in July 2026, the report noted.
From a sectoral perspective, infrastructure led with $1.5 billion in investments, followed by financial services at $649 million and food and agriculture with $335 million, as per the report.
There were 17 exits worth $1.6 billion compared to $9.2 billion across 26 exits in July 2025, the report said, reminding that the year-ago period saw Temasek's $6.4 billion exit from Schneider Electric.
PE and VC funds raised $2.5 billion across eight fund raises in July as against $1.5 billion in the year-ago period.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.