PE deals in India India saw private equity investments worth $10.

1 billion in 2011 from 441 PE/VC deals, according to the research firm Venture Intelligence. On the other hand, financial consulting firm Four-S Services Pvt. Ltd. has pegged the sum of these inflows at $11.2 billion from 427 deals during the year. In 2010, funding from private equity firms stood lower at $8.1 billion from 362 deals. Thus, the tally of last 5 years of private funding has reached $47 billion mark. Top few Private equity deals, that hogged the limelight in 2011, flowed into Hero Investments, iGate Corporation, SKIL Infrastructure, Welspun Corp and ReNew Wind Power. While Hero Investments garnered the highest share of funding at $848 million from Bain Capital and GIC Special Investments, iGate Corporation bagged $480 million from Apax Partners during the year.

LVMHs PE arm buys 8% of Fabindia

L Capital, the private equity arm of LVMH, the worlds biggest luxury goods group, has bought the 8% stake held by Wolfensohn Capital Partners in unlisted Indian ethnic wear chain Fabindia, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The valuations and terms of the agreement were not immediately available. Media reports have valued Fabindia at about Rs 1,400 crore, The deal is done. A formal announcement is expected shortly, one of the sources said. Wolfensohn Capital Partners, the [...]

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