Foreword
Nexdigm (SKP) is pleased to present the annual edition of
Investment Chronicle – our periodical update on India's
deal-making landscape that analyzes Mergers and Acquisitions
(M&A), equity investments, and exits. In this edition, we cover
India's transactions arena in 2019.
The phenomenal performance of 2018, with the total transactions
value crossing the USD 100 billion mark, set a daunting benchmark
for the years ahead. In line with anticipations around investor
behavior, owing to global headwinds and political uncertainty in
the country during the first half of the year, the total deal value
declined to ~USD 80 billion in 2019.
While the aggregate value of M&A deals declined to half of
2018's record, Equity Investments, at USD 37 billion, salvaged
the deal landscape this year with their highest performance to
date. 30% of these equity investments are attributed to the Indian
startup ecosystem, which is the third-largest in the world. Private
equity
