928 PE deals worth record $14.24 bn signed in first nine months of 2015

Private equity sector witnessed significant traction as there were record 928 deals worth $14.24 billion in the first nine months of the year, the highest so far, both in terms of volume as well as value, says a report. According to VCCEdge Deal Report for the third quarter of this calender year, there have been 928 private equity deals worth $14.24 billion in the first three quarters of CY2015. The tally so far this year has surpassed the deal volume witnessed in any previous year in the history of Indian private equity, the report said.