The private equity (PE) market continues to gain ground this year after a poor show during the slowdown. July saw PE funds investing $742 million (around Rs3,500 crore) across 34 deals in India, or nearly five times the $156 million invested across 19 deals in the same month last year, according to data from financial research and consulting firm Four-S Services. Infrastructure, real estate and the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sectors cornered the bulk of the investments in July, with Xander Group leading the list of the biggest investors.
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