The fall is also significant with respect to the deals made. From 249 deals in Q1 2019 and 227 deals in Q4 2019, the volume decline to 164 deals in Q1 2020.
The global economic disruption caused due to the Coronavirus outbreak has put a dent on the private equity/venture capital (PE/VC) investments in India as well in the first quarter of the calendar year 2020. Investors put $5.9 billion – 36 per cent lower than $9.2 billion in Q1 2019 and 37 per cent lower than $9.4 billion in Q4 2019, according to the data shared by data intelligence firm Venture Intelligence. The fall is also significant with respect to the deals made. From 249 deals in Q1 2019 and 227 deals in Q4 2019, the volume decline to 164 deals in Q1 2020.
Source: Financial Express
