Flipkart-Walmart deal: Will a monster-sized private equity exit bring more?

Of the largest exits by financial size, five were in financial services, four in technology and e-commerce, two in telecom, two in automotive, one in pharmaceutical space

Pavan Lall 

Call it the King Kong of private equity (PE) deals in India; the acquisition of Flipkart by US retail giant Walmart is worth more than the top 14 PE exits that have taken place in the past five years. A closer look indicates that the more significant deals have been distributed among e-commerce, technology, telecommunications, financial services, pharmaceuticals and the automotive industry (see table).

Of the largest exits by financial size, five were in financial services, four in technology and e-commerce, two in telecom, two in automotive, one in pharmaceutical space. The ...

First Published: Wed, May 09 2018. 17:14 IST