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PE-VC investments fall 3% to $6.45 B in Q2’26

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Private Equity-Venture Capital (PE-VC) firms invested over $6.4 billion (across 266 deals) in Indian companies during the April-June 2026 quarter, shows data from Venture Intelligence. (Note: These figures exclude PE investments in real estate).The investment amount represents a 3% decline over the $6.6 billion (across 309 deals) invested in the same period during 2025 and a decline of about 42% compared to the immediate previous quarter (which witnessed $11 billion being invested across 376 deals). Deal volumes in Q2’26 fell by 14% compared to Q2’25 and by 29% compared to the immediate previous quarter.Q2’26 witnessed 17 mega deals ($100 M+ rounds) worth $3.8 billion, compared to 15 such investments (worth $3.6 billion) in Q2’25 and 21 such deals (worth $7.2 billion) in the immediate previous quarter.The largest investment in Q2’26 was the $732 million investment of data centre platform CtrlS Data Centers by Canada-headquartered pension fund CPPIB. This was followed by another Canada-based PE firm, Fairfax Holdings' acquisition of a controlling stake in publicly listed NBFC IIFL Capital Services for $384 million. Global PE investors British International Investment (BII) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners created a $300 million renewable energy investment platform North Star Energy, while US-headquartered PE giant Carlyle acquired healthcare RCM provider EqualizeRCM for $300 million. Digital lender KreditBee's $280 million Series E round (from Advent International, Dragon Capital, Motilal Oswal Alternates, Orchid Asia, PremjiInvest and White Oak Capital Management) completed the top 5.Click Here to view the full Press Release which includes key charts and tablesVenture Intelligence Subscribers will receive detailed reports analysing the quarterly data over the next few days.