Financialisation, equity boom set to unlock multi-trillion-dollar opportunity in India: Motilal Oswal report
 

Brookfield to invest $1 billion for office complex in Mumbai

Equity mutual funds rebound; inflows rise 21% to Rs 29,911 crore in November
 

Gold's shine here to stay; equities, commodities signal optimism for 2026: Kotak Securities outlook
Mumbai: Indian markets, both equities and commodities, are signalling optimism despite global uncertainty, Kotak Securities' 2026 Market Outlook said Wednesday, as it delved into macro trends, sector opportunities and commodity forecasts investors should track in the year ahead.

KKR buys out Avendus’ Vohra at ₹11,500 cr valuation, paves the way for full sale
Mumbai : Global private equity firm (PE) KKR has bought out Ranu Vohra, the co-founder of Avendus Capital, clearing up the way for a deal to sell the financial services firm. The deal to buy out the 6% stake held by Vohra values the company at ₹11,500 crore, people with knowledge of the development said.

Brookfield REIT raises Rs 3,500 crore via QIP

India’s IPO engine enters a new era: $20 billion a year is the ‘new normal’, says JP Morgan
Source Credit: New Indian Express

Chennai: India’s equity markets may be entering a new phase of maturity, with global investment banking giant J P Morgan stating that annual initial public offerings worth around 20 billion dollars have become the country’s “new normal.” It noted that the scale and consistency of recent issuances indicate a structural shift rather than a temporary surge. This year alone, IPO fundraising is expected to cross 23 billion dollars, supported by a broad pipeline of companies ready to list.

PE/VC investments highest in a decade, says Equirus Capital report
 

Private Equity/venture capital deal volumes at 10-Yr high in 2025

Climate-tech funding dips as VCs look for exportable solutions

Speed of value creation in India will be much faster next decade, says Peak XV’s Mohit Bhatnagar
Mumbai : Fresh from its success of recent initial public offers of Pinelabs and Groww and the soon-to-be-listed Meesho, their funder and one of India's top venture capital fund Peak XV believes the speed of value creation in India will be much faster in the coming decade than it was in the past, its managing director Mohit Bhatnagar said in an interview.

Indian equities see worst day in over two months
Indian shares logged their worst session in more than two months on Monday, amid uncertainty over a trade deal with the US and persistent foreign outflows, while India’s top airline IndiGo fell 8.3%, continuing to reel from an operational crisis.

Despite FPI exodus, private equity bets big on India: $50 bn still flowing in: Amit Chandra
Chandra, who was on the boards of Tata Sons during 2016–19 and Tata Trusts, said domestic capital in the PE industry was negligible 15 years ago, but has now grown to about 15 per cent. India needs to intentionally grow its domestic PE industry to about 50 per cent to align with the vision of Viksit Bharat, especially in areas of national priority like agriculture, defence, R&D, innovation and venture capital.

FPIs withdraw ₹11,820 crore in first week of December; outflow reaches ₹1.55 lakh crore in 2025
New Delhi: Foreign investors have pulled out ₹11,820 crore ($1.3 billion) from Indian equities in the first week of this month, primarily driven by the sharp depreciation of the rupee. This sharp withdrawal follows a net outflow of ₹3,765 crore in November, further pressuring markets. These outflows come after a brief pause in October, when FPIs invested ₹14,610 crore, breaking a three-month streak of massive withdrawals -- ₹23,885 crore in September, ₹34,990 crore in August, and ₹17,700 crore in July. According to NSDL data, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) withdrew a net amount of ₹11,820 crore from Indian equities in the first week of this month. This takes the total outflow for 2025 to ₹1.55 lakh crore ($17.7 billion).

Near-term lag, long-term leadership: India's market story endures: Samir Arora, founder and fund manager at Helios Capital
 

‘We intend to deepen our presence in Tier 2, 3 cities: Incubate Fund Asia’ Q&A with Incubate Fund Asia founder Nao
Incubate Fund Asia is preparing to launch its Fund IV in early 2026, with plans to back 10–15 startups by FY26. The fund will continue to pursue high-conviction pre-seed and seed investments across India and Southeast Asia. In an interview, founder Nao Murakami speaks to S. Shanthi about the company’s plan and its growth expansion potential in Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets.

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Equities snap four-day losing streak ahead of RBI policy decision
Benchmark indices ended marginally higher on Thursday, breaking a four-session losing streak as investors exercised caution ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee decision on Friday, with IT stocks leading the recovery while broader markets remained under pressure.

Foreign flows will depend on valuations, earnings
Continued selling by foreign investors from Indian equity markets along with trade related uncertainties were among the factors that led the value of Indian rupee cross 90 against the US dollar on Wednesday. According to experts while this may impact the near-term market sentiment, the focus of FPIs will continue to focus on earnings, valuations, and clarity on trade related uncertainty.

PE-VC investments remain flat in November despite spike in late stage investments
Chennai: Private equity-venture capital (PE-VC) investments remained flat year-on-year in terms of value for November. The value of private investments in November 2025 stood at $3.09 billion across 107 deals as against $3.18 billion investments across 95 deals in October of 2024, as per data from Venture Intelligence. Even as investments in late stage companies (over 10 years old) saw a rise, the drop in the value of investments in growth-stage companies (5-10 years old) pulled down overall tally.

PE-VC investments hit $5.3bn in Oct: EY-IVCA
New Delhi: Private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) investments in India touched $5.3 billion across 102 deals in Oct, marking a 9% rise year-on-year, according to the EY-IVCA monthly roundup. Private investments in public equity emerged as the dominant deal category, surging nearly ten-fold to $2.1 billion. Startup investments followed at $2 billion, up 175% year-on-year. Growth investments fell to $810 million.

FPIs resume selling in Nov; withdraw ₹3,765 cr from equities
New Delh: i After a brief pause in October, foreign investors resumed selling, pulling out a net ₹3,765 crore from Indian equities in November, driven by global risk-off sentiment, volatility in global tech stocks and selective preference for primary markets over secondary markets.

With $2.2 bn new fund, ChrysCapital signals appetite for riskier bets
After raising its largest-ever private equity (PE) fund of $2.2 billion, ChrysCapital is now open to taking higher-risk bets, said Saurabh Chatterjee, managing director at the firm.

Financial services, e-commerce fuel 9% jump in India’s PE-VC investments to $5.3 bn: Report
Private equity and venture capital investments in India touched $5.3 billion in October 2025 up 9 per cent month-on-month, driven by a tenfold surge in private investments in public equity (PIPE), a report said on Friday.

FPI interest in Indian market greater than ever: ICGN
Inflows from global funds into Indian equities will significantly rise if corporate governance standards improve, said Jen Sisson, CEO of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN).

PE/VC investments touch $5.3 billion in Oct, up 8%: EY-IVCA report
 

Motilal Oswal Alternates enters private credit with ₹3,000 cr fund
Mumbai: Motilal Oswal Alternates has made its entry into private credit with a ₹3,000 crore fund, that will be invested over the next 3-4 years across growth capital, dislocated credits and performing credit situations.

Rate-cut expectations lift benchmark equity indices to near peak levels
 

Indian equities surge near record highs on Fed rate cut hopes

PSP infuses ₹1,760 cr into KKR-backed Lighthouse Learning

CPP Investments, IndoSpace expand JV with Rs 3,000 crore acquisition of six logistics parks