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India’s future with private equity

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Business investments can be of various  types. People make the investment of their own money into  mutual funds so  as to earn from them after the funds mature. People also invest into stock markets to  earn from the rising prices of the stock  by selling  them on the right time. Private equity investment is one of the many methods of business investments. This is considered as one of the safest methods of investments as you own a percentage of the company and the profit can be good if you have a good sense of prediction, analysis and business sense. Private equity fund gets you a direct leverage on the company and the percentage of ownership is directly proportional to the amount of funds invested. In a startup ora new company, when a venture capitalist invests in a project they make the full investment; however they share the percentage of equity with the other members who would be among the board of directors. Ofthe company. In case of  leveraged buyouts 100 percent of t

Role of various PE investments in India.

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Investment business is one of the most profitable sources of good income in today's world. There have been several kind of investments which  have brought fair amount of success to many industries. Stock market investments and mutual funds are some of the examples which have proved themselves profitable to many individuals. But these are the types of investments which work on ground levels.  Private equity has played a major role in business investments  and a major capital flows in several industries has been because of it.  Private equity evolved in 19th century in the European corridors and since then it has seen many booms and busts.. Eventually, the private equity business has achieved stability and entered into the markets of all developing nations.  An important sector through which  private equity has influenced the economy of India is  the real estate funds . Real estate is one of the fastest growing business sector in India. Due to  the high population and growing

Private Equity: Impact on Indian Market

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Private equity slowly entered the  business market in India through foreign investments and made a very impressionable mark in the industry. The most important section of private equity which caught the eye of the Indian market is the venture capital. Right about when the startup culture was starting in India, the venture capitalists entered the investment sector through foreign direct investment and made many small budding businesses hugely successful in India. Some of the examples can be seen in the leading Indian online stores and e-commerce businesses.   The growth capital has also done incredibly well in the Indian market helping many businesses to flourish and expand their verticals in many fields. The growth capital in India came as a necessary tool for established businesses and organisations which were looking for safer investments in their business so that with affordable returns they could experiment in the other aspects and grow as a unit. Private equity being a natu

Types of private equity investments

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Often referred as “family of alternative investing methods” by most business leaders, private equity is a bit complex and multidimensional topic to understand. It typically includes leveraged funds, growth equity funds, venture capital, and many other type of special situation funds.   The private equity funds in India can be industry specific or can have a focus on specific geography. Let’s dig this subject a little deeper and find out the different kind of private equity funds.  Venture Capital Funds: These funds can be further divided into two sub-types—early stage funds or later stage funds. Venture capital investment involves acquiring minority stakes in growth sectors like healthcare, bio-tech, internet, and energy. The basic motto of venture capitalist funds is recruiting the right people, professionalize various corporate functions, and make the functions of the company much more streamlined.   Growth equity funds: These funds involves investment in more