PE investments rose 36% in January\, but volumes declined



PE investments rose 36% in January, but volumes declined

PE investments

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Banking, information technology and e-commerce sectors recorded impressive performance, with big-ticket investments valued over $100 million, according to a Grant Thornton report.

$1,325 mn – PE investments across sectors in January 2019

$976 mn – investments in January 2018

$12 mn – average deal size in January 2019

$10 mn – average deal size in Jan 2018

SIZE OF LARGE-TICKET INVESTMENTS

$11.6 mn – Jan 2018

$23 mn – Jan 2019

VOLUMES

57 – total number of deals in Jan 2019

84 – total number of deals in Jan 2018