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How do you see the opportunity in your obstacles?
How do you see the
    opportunity in your
    obstacles?
    To reach operational excellence, private equity
    firms need the right insights to learn as they go —
    discovering new ways to overcome obstacles and
    seize opportunities.
    The IVCA-EY monthly PE/VC roundup –
    March 2020

The better the question. The better the answer.
The better the world works.
How do you see the opportunity in your obstacles?
Our thoughts

“
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe dislocations across markets and
with many countries under lockdown, economic activity has contracted
significantly. As a consequence, there has been a precipitous decline in Indian
PE/VC investments from a high of US$2.5 billion in January to a three-year low
of US$818 million in March, making 1Q2020 the weakest quarter for PE/VC
investments in past three years with US$5.1 billion in investments.

With lockdown extension, travel restrictions, difficulty in performing due
diligence and in person meetings, PE/VC investment activity across all deal
types is expected to remain subdued over the next few months till some clarity
over FY21 and FY22 projections emerges.

Exits have shown some resilience in 1Q2020 primarily due to the large PE exit
in an IPO transaction. If we keep this one deal aside, March exits would be at a
41month low. Going forward, with significant correction in the capital markets
and uncertain revenue projections of private companies, exit activity is expected
to slow down considerably in coming months as funds hold off exits till asset
prices recover.

In the near-term, we expect most general partners (GPs) to remain focused on
their current portfolios, helping their company managements in ensuring
business continuity rather than sourcing new investment deals. Overall, the
PE/VC industry is sitting on ample amount of dry powder and funds that have
raised capital recently (2019 and 2020) will be better positioned to make good
use of this opportunity to pick up stakes in quality businesses at attractive
valuations.

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What will you
   invest in as
   investing changes?
   Quarterly trend analysis – 1Q2020

The better the question. The better the answer.
The better the world works.
How do you see the opportunity in your obstacles?
Key trends: quarterly

Investments

►   On a quarterly basis, investments in 1Q2020 declined by 57% and 54% compared to 1Q2019 and 4Q2019 respectively (US$5.1 billion in
    1Q2020 vs. US$11.7 billion in 1Q2019 and US$10.9 billion in 4Q2019). 1Q2020 has been the lowest performing quarter for PE/VC
    investments in the past 12 quarters. In terms of volume, deals declined by 3% and 15% compared to 1Q19 and 4Q19 respectively (227
    deals in 1Q2020 vs. 235 deals in 1Q2019 and 268 deals in 4Q2019).

►   The decline in PE/VC investments in 1Q2020 was mainly on account of decline in large deals (value greater than US$100 million). At
    US$2.2 billion, large deals in 1Q2020 declined by over 70% compared to US$9.1 billion in 1Q2019 and US$7.6 billion in 4Q2019.
    1Q2020 recorded the lowest quarterly value of large deals in 14 months. Large deals have witnessed a precipitous decline since January
    when the pandemic crisis came up on radar screens globally, declining from US$1.4 billion in January to just US$112 in March. The
    largest deal announced in 1Q2020 saw Goldman Sachs and Varde Partners take over the debt of RattanIndia Power Limited for US$566
    million followed by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Allianz Capital Partners and Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement
    System’s (OMERS’) US$246 million investment in IndInfravit Trust.

►   Most of the prominent sectors have recorded sharp decline in value invested in 1Q2020. Infrastructure sector was at the top in 1Q2020
    with US$1 billion invested across nine deals, 71% lower compared to the value recorded in 1Q2019. Financial services sector was next in
    line with US$903 million invested across 35 deals, 66% lower than the value recorded in 1Q2019. Other prominent sectors like e-
    commerce, technology and real estate have also recorded declines in the range of 50% to 80% on a y-o-y basis. Education (US$549
    million in 1Q2020 vs. US$86 million in 1Q2019) and life sciences (US$296 million in 1Q2020 vs. US$188 million in 1Q2019) were the
    only sectors that recorded significant increase in value invested.

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Key trends: quarterly

►   All major deal segments except start-up and credit investments recorded sharp decline in deal activity in 1Q2020. In terms of deal type,
    growth capital recorded highest value of PE/VC investments in 1Q2020 of US$1.8 billion, 58% decline compared to 1Q2019 (US$4.3
    billion) and the lowest value in 12 quarters, followed by start-up investments that recorded US$1.5 billion in investments, twice the
    value recorded in 1Q2019 (US$723 million). Buyouts recorded seven deals worth US$293 million, 92% decline in value compared to
    1Q2019 (US$3.9 billion). Private investment in public equity (PIPE) deals in 1Q2020 (US$643 million) recorded a decline of 68%
    compared to 1Q2019 (US$2 billion). Credit investments recorded a minor increase of 3% (US$820 million in 1Q2020 vs. US$795 million
    in 1Q2019).

►   As the lockdown gets extended across India, the adverse impact of the pandemic induced slowdown on various businesses could become
    pronounced, prompting most funds to take a wait-and-watch approach and reassess potential targets and valuation multiples. As a
    result, we could see the deal activity dwindle even further in the coming months from the low levels recorded in March 2020 (US$818
    million).

►   While buyout activity is expected to dry up significantly give the travel restrictions and inability to perform full scale due diligences and
    face-to-face negotiations, growth capital could once again emerge as the top deal type in coming quarters as it becomes the need of the
    hour for most companies.

►   PIPE deals will most likely be the first to pick up as funds look to deploy cash in quality listed businesses available at cheap valuations.
    Credit and special situation funds are also expected to see an uptick in deal activity as more and more corporates become amenable to
    expensive structured credit in the absence of funding from regular channels that are already facing liquidity tightness.

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Key trends: quarterly

Exits

►   On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, exits increased by 59% in terms of value in 1Q2020 (US$1.9 billion vs. US$1.2 billion in 1Q2019)
    primarily due to the large US$1 billion partial exit by Carlyle from SBI Cards through an offer for sale during the IPO. Compared to
    4Q2019 (US$3.3 billion across 42 deals), exits declined by 43% in terms of value and 12% in terms of volume. With a severe dislocation
    in capital markets, valuations have witnessed sharp corrections across sectors which could cause further decline in the exit activity in the
    coming quarters as funds decide to hold on to investments till asset prices recover rather than sell them at a deep discount.

►   In 1Q2020, exits via IPOs (US$1 billion) was the highest in terms of value due to the offer for sale (OFS) in the SBI Cards IPO, which
    accounted for 52% of exits by value followed by open market exits and strategic exits at US$410 million and US$397 million,
    respectively. Exits via secondary sale were the lowest at US$25 million, a 26-quarter low.

►   Given the turmoil in capital markets, open market exits are expected to remain subdued while IPO plans get pushed back further. With
    funds focused on managing current portfolios, secondary deals are expected to slow down considerably. Strategic M&A is expected to go
    silent for some time as companies focus on conserving cash and reevaluate acquisition strategies and valuations get rerated as more
    information on the impact of the pandemic induced slowdown becomes available.

►   From a sector perspective, financial services (US$1.6 billion across 13 deals) recorded the highest value of exits in 1Q2020, accounting
    for 87% of all exits by value in 1Q2020, which was mainly on account of the large PE exit in the SBI Cards IPO.

Fund raise

►   1Q2020 saw US$1.4 billion in fund raise, 50% lower compared to US$2.8 billion raised in 1Q2019. The largest fund raise in 1Q2020 saw
    EQT and Temasek fund a US$500 million JV, O2 Power, to invest in renewable energy projects. New fund raise plans announced in
    1Q2020 stood at US$5 billion compared to US$3.8 billion in 1Q2019.

►   In view of the severe dislocation in the public equity and bond markets, some LP’s may have to revisit their allocation towards alternate
    assets, of which private equity is a part of. Going forward, fund raising is expected to become more difficult; especially for new funds
    that have had limited experience in investing across economic cycles.

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PE/VC quarterly headline trends: investments

             US$m                                                             Total PE/VC investments                                                                                    #
 18,000                                                                                                                              268         266             268                         300
                                                                                                                          235                                                   227
 15,000                                                                                                  203                                                                                 250
                                                             182            194           190
 12,000          165                           163                                                                                                                                           200
                                138
  9,000                                                                                                                                                                                      150
                                                                                                                                                16,012
  6,000                                                                   11,146                                     11,746                                     10,918                       100
                               8,693                        8,307                        9,702          8,261                       9,294
  3,000         6,096                        7,205                                                                                                                                           50
                                                                                                                                                                               5,057
         -                                                                                                                                                                                   -
               2Q2017          3Q2017       4Q2017        1Q2018         2Q2018        3Q2018         4Q2018         1Q2019         2Q2019      3Q2019          4Q2019         1Q2020

                                                                                   Value (US$m)             # of deals

             US$m                                              PE/VC investments split across asset classes
 16,000

                                                                                                                                                        5,258
 12,000
                                                                             1,695           895                           3,507
                                                                              840                                                                       2,511          3,090
   8,000                         846             523                                         863            218
                                                              1,659                                                        1,490        2,657                          765
                                                                                                           1,450
                    617         2,242          1,440          1,474                                                                     1,378                                         1,028
                 1,053
   4,000                                                                     8,610          7,943                                                       8,243                          318
                                                                                                           6,593           6,749                                       7,063
                                5,606          5,242          5,174                                                                     5,258
                 4,427                                                                                                                                                                3,710
         -
               2Q2017          3Q2017        4Q2017         1Q2018          2Q2018         3Q2018         4Q2018           1Q2019      2Q2019       3Q2019         4Q2019          1Q2020

                                          PE/VC investment (other sectors) (US$m)                Real estate (US$m)             Infrastructure (US$m)

Real estate includes deals across real estate (residential and commercial), hospitality and construction
Infrastructure includes deals across roads, ports, railways, power and utilities, renewables and telecom infrastructure

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PE/VC quarterly headline trends: exits

             US$m                                                                   Total PE/VC exits                                                                                        #
  7,000             70                                                                                                                                                                            80
                                 65            64
  6,000
                                                              52            52                                                                                                                    60
  5,000
                                                                                            41                                            42                          42
  4,000                                                                                                                   36                           36                            37
                                                                                                          32                                                                                      40
  3,000
                               4,550                                       4,755
  2,000                                      3,789                                                                                                   3,945                                        20
                2,681                                                                                                                                               3,313
  1,000                                                                                                 2,420                         2,658
                                                            1,857                                                                                                                  1,895
                                                                                        18,016                        1,192
         -                                                                                                                                                                                        -
               2Q2017          3Q2017       4Q2017        1Q2018         2Q2018         3Q2018        4Q2018         1Q2019          2Q2019          3Q2019         4Q2019         1Q2020

                                                                                    Value (US$m)             # of exits

             US$m                                                    PE/VC exits split across asset classes
   7,000                                                                                9            13
   6,000

   5,000
                                 327
                                                                              844
   4,000                         276            161                                   82                                                                    284
                                                236                                                                                                                         7
   3,000                                                                                                                                       104                         348
                    111
                                                                                                             354                                     201
   2,000                        3,947                          234           3,829                                                                                                          89
                                               3,392           262                                                                                          3,661
                 2,570                                                                                                         133                                         2,958
   1,000                                                                                                   2,066                     92    2,353
                                                              1,361                                                                                                                       1,807
                                                                                            17,994                             967
         -
               2Q2017          3Q2017        4Q2017         1Q2018          2Q2018          3Q2018        4Q2018          1Q2019          2Q2019           3Q2019      4Q2019         1Q2020

                                                       Other sectors (US$m)           Real estate (US$m)           Infrastructure (US$m)

Real estate includes deals across real estate (residential and commercial), hospitality and construction
Infrastructure includes deals across roads, ports, railways, power and utilities, renewables and telecom infrastructure

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PE/VC quarterly headline trends: fund raise

             US$m                                                               Fund raise                                                                #
  4,000                                                                          17                                                                           20
                                                                                                                        15                15
                                                                                                         14
  3,000                          13                                                                                                                13         15
                                                                        12                                                       12
                                           11            11                                  11
                    9
  2,000                                                                                                                                 3,809                 10
                                                                               2,607       2,479       2,794           2,749
  1,000                        2,234                                                                                           2,335                          5
                                         1,533                        1,701                                                                      1,430
                                                       1,304
                 719
         -                                                                                                                                                    -
               2Q2017          3Q2017   4Q2017        1Q2018          2Q2018   3Q2018      4Q2018     1Q2019       2Q2019      3Q2019   4Q2019   1Q2020

                                                               Total funds raised (US$m)     Total # of funds raised

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PE/VC investments (excluding infrastructure and real estate)
1Q2020
                           Total investments (US$m)                                                                            # of deals

                1Q2020                        3,710                                                                1Q2020                                                207

                1Q2019                                    6,749                                                    1Q2019                               200

                           Deal type US$m                                                                                      Deal type #

      Credit investment          218                                                                      Credit investment                 18
                                  325                                                                                                      14

                  Buyout       84                                                                                    Buyout        3
                                                  1,176                                                                                9

                   PIPE*                579                                                                           PIPE*                17
                                                                  2,023                                                                    16

    Start-up/Early stage                              1,402                                             Start-up/Early stage                                                133
                                          707                                                                                                                            121

      Expansion/Growth                                1,428                                              Expansion/Growth                         36
                                                                           2,518                                                                   40

                           Deal size US$m                                                                                      Deal size #

             >US$100m                    1,236                                                                  >US$100m           8
                                                                          4,791                                                        17
                                      907                                                               US$50m-US$100m                 13
     US$50m-US$100m                 548                                                                                            7
                                      877                                                                 US$20m-US$50m                      26
      US$20m-US$50m                  779                                                                                                    24
                                 341                                                                      US$10m-US$20m                 22
      US$10m-US$20m             236                                                                                                    16
                                 349
Top PE/VC investments

Top PE/VC investments excluding infrastructure and real estate in 1Q2020
 Company/Project                            Investors                      Sector                Stage            US$m   Stake (%)
 IndoStar Capital Finance Limited           Brookfield and Others          Financial services    PIPE              202         40
 Think and Learn Private Limited
                                            Tiger Global Management        Education             Growth capital    200         NA
 (BYJU’s)
 Think and Learn Private Limited
                                            General Atlantic               Education             Growth capital    200         NA
 (BYJU’s)
 Zomato Media Private Limited               Alibaba Group                  E-commerce            Growth capital    150         NA
 Apollo Tyres Limited                       Warburg Pincus                 Automotive            PIPE              150         NA
                                            Naspers Ventures, Meituan-
 Bundl Technologies Private Limited                                        Retail and consumer
                                            Dianping, Wellington                                 Early stage       113         NA
 (Swiggy)                                                                  products
                                            Management
                                            Temasek, Accel capital, Epiq
                                            Capital Fund, Chiratae
 CureFit Healthcare Private Limited                                        E-commerce            Early stage       112         NA
                                            Ventures, Ascent Private
                                            Equity Fund and others
                                            Blume Ventures, Nexus
 Sorting Hat Technologies Private           Ventures, Sequoia Capital
                                                                           Education             Early stage       110         NA
 Limited (Unacademy)                        Steadview Capital, General
                                            Atlantic and others
 TVS Supply Chain Solutions Private
                                            Gateway Partners               Logistics             Growth capital    100         NA
 Limited
 LAVA International Private Limited         GEM Global Yield Fund          Telecommunications    Growth capital     90         NA

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PE/VC investments: infrastructure
1Q2020
                             Total investments (US$m)                                                                                     # of deals

                  1Q2020                        1,028                                                                         1Q2020                                       9

                  1Q2019                                                        3,507                                         1Q2019                                           12

                             Deal type US$m                                                                                               Deal type #

       Credit investment                      602                                                                    Credit investment                     2
                                         350                                                                                                     1

                   Buyout          127                                                                                         Buyout                          3
                                                                    1,940                                                                                  2

                     PIPE*                                                                                                       PIPE*           1
                                                                                                                                             -
                                   53                                                                              Start-up/Early stage                    2
    Start-up/Early stage

                                        246                                                                          Expansion/Growth            1
      Expansion/Growth                                                                                                                                                              9
                                                        1,218

                             Deal size US$m                                                                                               Deal size #

              >US$100m                         939                                                                         >US$100m                                    3
                                                                              3,341                                                                                             5
     US$50m-US$100m                                                                                                US$50m-US$100m
                                   52                                                                                                                  1
       US$20m-US$50m               86                                                                                US$20m-US$50m                                 2
                                   99                                                                                                                              2
       US$10m-US$20m                                                                                                 US$10m-US$20m
                               3                                                                                                                       1
PE/VC investments: real estate
1Q2020
                             Total investments (US$m)                                                                             # of deals

                  1Q2020                   318                                                                        1Q2020                            11

                  1Q2019                                                  1,490                                       1Q2019                                             23

                             Deal type US$m                                                                                       Deal type #

       Credit investment                                                                                     Credit investment
                                           120                                                                                                  3

                   Buyout             82                                                                                Buyout          1
                                                                                    753                                                         3

                     PIPE*            65                                                                                 PIPE*          1

                                 14                                                                        Start-up/Early stage                              7
    Start-up/Early stage                                                                                                                            5
                                 16
                                            158                                                             Expansion/Growth                2
      Expansion/Growth                                                                                                                                                       12
                                                                          601

                             Deal size US$m                                                                                       Deal size #

              >US$100m                                                                                             >US$100m
                                                                     1,006                                                                                       4
     US$50m-US$100m                         305                                                            US$50m-US$100m                                        4
                                            307                                                                                                                  4
       US$20m-US$50m                                                                                         US$20m-US$50m
                                      133                                                                                                                        4
       US$10m-US$20m                                                                                         US$10m-US$20m
                                12                                                                                                          1
                               14                                                                                                                                    5
Top PE/VC investments

Top infrastructure and real estate investments in 1Q2020
 Company/Project                                       Investors                                        Sector            Stage            US$m   Stake (%)
                                                       Goldman Sachs, Varde                                               Credit
 RattanIndia Power Limited                                                                              Infrastructure                      566         NA
                                                       Partners                                                           investment
                                                       CPPIB, Allianz Capital
                                                       Partners, OMERS
 IndInfravit Trust                                                                                      Infrastructure    Growth capital    246         24
                                                       Infrastructure Management
                                                       Inc.
 660MW solar assets of Acme
                                                       Actis                                            Infrastructure    Buyout            127        100
 Cleantech
                                                       Goldman Sachs (Principal
 Vatika Limited                                                                                         Real estate       Growth capital     86         NA
                                                       Investments)
 Golden Jubilee Hotels Private
                                                       Blackstone                                       Real estate       Buyout             82        100
 Limited
 Nine assets, mostly in residential
                                                       Motilal Oswal Real Estate                        Real estate       Growth capital     73         NA
 projects

 Prestige Estates Projects Limited                     GIC                                              Real estate       PIPE               65         NA

 Ampsolar India Private Limited                        LGT Lightstone Aspada                            Infrastructure    Early stage        50         NA

Real estate includes deals across real estate (residential and commercial), hospitality and construction
Infrastructure includes deals across roads, ports, railways, power and utilities, renewables and telecom infrastructure

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1Q2020 PE/VC investments: sector-wise

           Top sectors by value (US$m)                                                                                            Top sectors by # of deals

                                             1,028                                                                                 Technology                                  39
     Infrastructure                                                                                                                                                  27
                                                                                 3,507
                                                                                                                             Financial services                           35
                                           903                                                                                                                                      48
Financial services
                                                                     2,672                                                        E-commerce                     21
                                                                                                                                                                   25
                                      549                                                                                                                      17
           Education                                                                                                             Life sciences
                               86                                                                                                                         11

                                                                                                                          Retail and consumer               16
                                     488                                                                                                                  12
       E-commerce
                                       812
                                                                                                                          Food and agriculture             15
                                                                                                                                                                    23
                                    356
          Technology                                                                                                                                       15
                                           873                                                                                      Education
                                                                                                                                                      8
                                  318                                                                            Media and entertainment                   14
          Real estate                                                                                                                                      15
                                                   1,490
                                                                                                                                   Real estate            11
                                  296                                                                                                                               23
       Life sciences
                                 188                                                                                                                  9
                                                                                                                                Infrastructure
                                                                                                                                                          12
                                              1,119
               Others                                                                                                                                                     33
                                                             2,118                                                                      Others
                                                                                                                                                                         31

                                                                                     1Q2020                1Q2019

Real estate includes deals across real estate (residential and commercial), hospitality and construction
Infrastructure includes deals across roads, ports, railways, power and utilities, renewables and telecom infrastructure

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1Q2020 exits: analysis

                              Total exits (US$m)                                                                                           # of deals

                  1Q2020                                                           1,895                                       1Q2020                                             37

                  1Q2019                                          1,192                                                        1Q2019                                         36

                              Exit type US$m                                                                                                Exit type #

             Open market                                 410                                                              Open market                                        17
                                                               519                                                                                              8

                Secondary           25                                                                                       Secondary                      7
                                                           445                                                                                                  8

                 Strategic                              397                                                                   Strategic                                13
                                            186                                                                                                                      12
                                     64                                                                                        Buyback                3
                  Buyback                                                                                                                             3
                                    43
                                                                                       1,000                                        IPO        1
                        IPO                                                                                                                    1
                                -

                               Top sectors US$m                                                                                             Top sectors #

       Financial services                                               753                                           Financial services                        13
                                    84                                                                                                              4
             Life sciences               117                                                                                                       4
                                31                                                                                   Food & agriculture        2
           Infrastructure            89
                                          133                                                                              Life sciences         3
                                26                                                                                                             2
      Food & agriculture       29
                                                                                                                          Infrastructure        2
      Industrial Products      11                                                                                                              2
                                 36
                                                                                                                     Industrial Products       2
              Technology                                                                                                                          4
                                                            511
                    Others     12                                                                                               Others                          13
                                                     368                                                                                                                22

Real estate includes deals across real estate (residential and commercial), hospitality and construction
Infrastructure includes deals across roads, ports, railways, power and utilities, renewables and telecom infrastructure

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Top exits

Top exits in 1Q2020
 Company/Project              Sector                      Sellers               Buyer              Exit type     US$m    Stake (%)

 SBI Cards and Payment
                              Financial services          Carlyle               NA                 IPO           1,000         10
 Services Limited

                                                          Nexus India Capital
 Paysense Services India                                  Advisors, Jungle
                              Financial services                              PayU Corporate       Strategic      293          NA
 Private Limited                                          Ventures &
                                                          Naspers

 Manappuram Finance                                       Baring India
                              Financial services                                NA                 Open market    101           5
 Limited                                                  Private Equity

 Aavas Financiers Limited     Financial services          Kedaara Capital       NA                 Open market     93           5

                                                                                Adani Ports and
                                                          Tara India Fund III
 Dighi Port Limited           Infrastructure                                    Special Economic   Strategic       89          NA
                                                          and others
                                                                                Zone Limited

 IPCA Labs                    Pharmaceuticals             ChrysCapital          10 mutual funds    Open market     78           4

 Hinduja Leyland Finance                                                        Ashok Leyland
                              Financial services          Everstone                                Buyback         55          NA
 Limited                                                                        Limited

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Fund raise

Top fund raise in 1Q2020
 Status          Fund                                       US$m Strategy

 Raised          O2 Power (EQT, Temasek JV)                  500 Renewable energy

 Raised          CDPQ, Piramal JV                            300 Private credit financing

 Raised          Wipro Ventures                              150 Early to mid-stage

 Raised          Blume Ventures Fund III                     102 Early stage/Start-ups

 Raised          Inflexor Ventures                           100 Early stage/Start-ups

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    Monthly trend analysis – March 2020

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Key trends: monthly

Investments

►   PE/VC investments in March 2020 (US$818 million) were the lowest in 36 months. PE/VC investments have recorded a precipitous
    decline since the spread of the coronavirus came to light in January, which recorded investments worth US$2.5 billion. PE/VC
    investments in March 2020 have declined by 88% compared to March 2019, which recorded investments worth US$7.1 billion. In terms of
    volume, deals in March 2020 (70 deals) declined by 20% compared to March 2019 (87 deals).

►   With most of the international funds going slow on deal making following the outbreak of the virus in East Asia, there was a sharp drop in
    large deals (value greater than US$100 million) which has been the primary reason for the decline in PE/VC investments since January
    2020. March 2020 had just one large deal of value US$112 million compared to five deals worth US$700 million in February 2020, five
    deals worth US$1.4 billion in January 2020 and 13 large deals aggregating US$6.1 billion in March 2019.

►   Due to the decline in large deal activity, investments in infrastructure and real estate sectors dropped considerably. In March 2020, these
    sectors recorded investments worth just US$11 million compared to US$3.6 billion recorded in March 2019.

►   Other prominent sectors too saw a steep decline in value invested. Financial services with US$210 million in investments (88% decline
    compared to US$1.6 billion invested in March 2019) was the top sector in March 2020 followed by e-commerce that recorded US$180
    million in investments (15% lower compared to US$212 million invested in March 2019).

►   By deal type, except for start-up investments that showed some resilience, all other deal segments recorded a sharp decline in value.
    Start-up deals recorded the highest value of investments in March 2020 at US$373 million across 44 deals, compared to 40 deals worth
    US$224 million in March 2019, followed by growth capital investments worth US$187 million across 11 deals (US$1.9 billion across 27
    deals in March 2019) and PIPE deals worth US$151 million across eight deals (US$1.6 billion across seven deals in March 2019). Buyouts
    were the most impacted with just one small deal worth US$13 million recorded in March 2020 compared to eight deals worth US$3.2
    billion in March 2019.

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Key trends: monthly

Exits

►   March 2020 recorded nine exits worth US$1.1 billion, 2.8 times the value of exits recorded in March 2019 (US$389 million) and 3.4
    times higher than February 2020 (US$329 million). This was mainly due to the large US$1 billion partial exit by Carlyle from SBI Cards via
    an offer for sale in the IPO. If this one deal were to be kept apart, exits in March would have been at a 41 month low.

►   Strategic exits in March 2020 were worth US$104 million across five deals.

Fund raise

►   March 2020 recorded total fund raises of US$85 million, a sharp decline from US$742 million raised in January 2020 and US$603 million
    raised in February 2020.

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PE/VC monthly headline trends: investments

             US$m                                                                     Total PE/VC investments                                                                                  #
 9,000                                                                    100                                                   100                                                                 120
                                   99
                                                                                                      93           89
                     87                         82            87                                                                                             83                                     100
                                                                                                                                               79                          74
                                                                                         73                                                                                             70
 6,000                                                                                                                                                                                              80

                                                                         8,338                                                                                                                      60
                   7,070
 3,000                                                                                                                         5,288                                                                40
                                                                                      4,267
                                3,314         2,856        3,124                                    3,408        3,242                                                                              20
                                                                                                                                              2,387         2,502         1,737
        -                                                                                                                                                                               818         0
                  Mar-19        Apr-19       May-19        Jun-19        Jul-19       Aug-19       Sep-19        Oct-19       Nov-19          Dec-19    Jan-20        Feb-20        Mar-20
                                                                                      Value (US$m)               # of deals

             US$m                                                       PE/VC investments: split across asset classes

 8,000

 6,000                                                                      4,358
                    2,691
                                                                                                                                      1,120
 4,000               995                                                                   803                                                26
                                   259                                       297
                                                                                           764            98
                                    10                                                                  1,450
                                                1,076         1,323                                                   1,415
 2,000                                                                      3,683                                                     4,142         556            898           127
                    3,424          3,055                                                                               114                          625             78           232
                                                 687           682                        2,700
                                                                                                        1,859         1,714                                       1,525                        8        3
                                                1,094         1,119                                                                                1,207                        1,378         807
        -
                   Mar-19        Apr-19       May-19         Jun-19        Jul-19       Aug-19         Sep-19        Oct-19       Nov-19           Dec-19      Jan-20        Feb-20          Mar-20
                                           PE/VC investments (other sectors) (US$m)                      Real estate (US$m)               Infrastructure (US$m)
Note:       Real estate includes deals across real estate (residential and commercial), hospitality and construction
            Infrastructure includes deals across roads, ports, railways, power and utilities, renewables and telecom infrastructure

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PE/VC monthly headline trends: exits

             US$m                                                                         Total PE/VC exits                                                                                   #
                                                                                                                                 19
 3,000                                                                                                17                                                                                           20
                                   16
                                                              15                                                                                                         15
                                                                                                                    14
                     13                                                                                                                                                                            15
                                                                                                                                                            12
 2,000                                                                                   11
                                                10
                                                                            9                                                                   9                                      9
                                                                                                                                                                                                   10
                                                                                                    2,649
 1,000
                                 1,263                                                                                         1,490                                                               5
                                                            1,019                                                  960                         864                                   1,105
                    389                        376                        616           680                                                                 461          321
        -                                                                                                                                                                                          0
                  Mar-19        Apr-19       May-19        Jun-19        Jul-19       Aug-19       Sep-19        Oct-19       Nov-19          Dec-19       Jan-20       Feb-20       Mar-20
                                                                                      Value (US$m)               # of exits

             US$m                                                          PE/VC exits: split across asset classes
 3,000
                                                                                                           30

 2,000

                                                                                                       2,620                                                                                  89
                                    201                                                                                  7
 1,000
                                                                                68                                                    1,490          348
                                   1,062                     1,019                        187                         953                                                                  1,016
                     133                                                     548          493                                                       516           461
                     256                         375                                                                                                                           321
        -
                   Mar-19        Apr-19       May-19         Jun-19        Jul-19       Aug-19         Sep-19        Oct-19       Nov-19         Dec-19       Jan-20       Feb-20          Mar-20
                                                       Other sectors (US$m)              Real estate (US$m)              Infrastructure (US$m)
Note:       Real estate includes deals across real estate (residential and commercial), hospitality and construction
            Infrastructure includes deals across roads, ports, railways, power and utilities, renewables and telecom infrastructure

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PE/VC monthly headline trends: fund raise

          US$m                                                               Fund raise                                                              #
 4,000                                                                                                                                                   18
                                                                                                                                                         15
 3,000
                                                                                                                                                         12
 2,000                                                                                                             7                                     9
                                     6                                                                                               6
                                                  5                                            5
                              4                               4       4           4                                         4                            6
 1,000                                                                                                   3       3,233                        3
                 1                                                                                                                                       3
                                   1,096        971                 1,136
                             682                            545                  654         403        172                742      603      85
     -           40                                                                                                                                      0
            Mar-19       Apr-19    May-19     Jun-19       Jul-19   Aug-19      Sep-19      Oct-19    Nov-19     Dec-19   Jan-20   Feb-20   Mar-20

                                                 Total funds raised (US$m)             Total # of funds raised

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PE/VC investments: US$807 million over 63 deals (excluding
infrastructure and real estate investments)
                              Top sectors by value US$m                                                Top sectors by volume

                   Financial services                          210                                 Financial services                        12

                         E-commerce                        180                                           Technology                         11

                  Industrial Products                    158                                            E-commerce                      9

                              Logistics              119                                          Industrial Products               5

                           Healthcare          51                                                         Healthcare            4

                                 Others             89                                                         Others                                 22

                           Deal value US$m (volume)                                                       Deal type US$m (volume)
                                                                                                                                         362 (38)
                                          293 (8)

                                                           222 (3)

                                                                                                                                                      187 (11)
   121 (39)                                                                                                             151 (7)
                                                                           112 (1)
                                                                                       94 (6)
                        59 (4)
                                                                                                      13 (1)

   US$100m      Credit        Buyout             PIPE            Start-up/    Growth
                      US$20m              US$50m         US$100m                     investment                                         Early stage   capital

Note:   Deal value was not disclosed in 8 out of 63 deals in March 2020
        PIPE: private investment in public equity

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Infrastructure and real estate investments: US$11 million over
seven deals
                                      By value US$m                                                                                By volume

                           Real estate                                   8                                                  Real estate                              5

                        Infrastructure                3                                                                   Infrastructure             2

                           Deal value US$m (volume)                                                                         Deal type US$m (volume)
    11 (4 )                                                                                                                                              11 (6)

                                                                                                                                           NA (1)
   US$100m                        Credit       Buyout           PIPE      Start-up/    Growth
                      US$20m             US$50m           US$100m                                         investment                                Early stage   capital

PIPE: private investment in public equity
Real estate includes deals across real estate (residential and commercial), hospitality and construction
Infrastructure includes deals across roads, ports, railways, power and utilities, renewables and telecom infrastructure

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Top PE/VC investments

Top PE/VC investments (excluding infrastructure and real estate) in March 2020
 Company/Project                            PE Investors               Sector               Stage            US$m    Stake (%)
                                            Temasek, Accel capital, Epiq
                                            Capital Fund, Chiratae
 CureFit Healthcare Private Limited                                      E-commerce         Early stage        112          NA
                                            Ventures, Ascent Private
                                            Equity Fund and others

 TVS Supply Chain Solutions Private
                                            Gateway Partners           Logistics            Growth capital     100          NA
 Limited

                                            Kotak Special Situations   Industrial
 Jindal Stainless Limited                                                                   PIPE                68           5
                                            Fund                       products

                                                                       Industrial           Credit
 Suguna Group                               IFC                                                                 54          NA
                                                                       products             investment

 Vivriti Capital Private Limited            LGT Lightstone Aspada      Financial services   Early stage         50          NA

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Top infrastructure and real estate investments

Top infrastructure and real estate investments in March 2020
 Company/Project                                           PE Investors                                 Sector            Stage         US$m       Stake (%)

 Multi-Living Technologies Private
                                                           Lodha Ventures                               Real estate       Early stage          6          NA
 Limited

 Zunroof Tech Private Limited                              Godrej Family Office                         Infrastructure    Early stage          3          NA

 Strata Property Management                                SAIF Partners, Mayfield
                                                                                                        Real Estate       Early stage          2          NA
 Private Limited                                           Fund and others

Real estate includes deals across real estate (residential and commercial), hospitality and construction
Infrastructure includes deals across roads, ports, railways, power and utilities, renewables and telecom infrastructure

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Exits: US$1105 million across nine deals in March 2020

                                                                    Exits in March 2020

                        Deal value US$m (volume)                                               Deal type US$m (volume)

  Financial services                                         1,000 (2)           1,000 (1)

          Infrastructure       89 (1)

 Industrial products         9 (1)

          E-commercer        7 (1)                                                                     104 (5)
                                                                                              1 (1)               NA (2)
          Food and agri      1 (1)                                                  IPO      Buyback   Strategic Secondary   Open
                                                                                                                             market

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Top exits

Top exits in March 2020
 Company/Project             Sector                      Sellers             Buyer               Exit type   US$m       Stake (%)

 SBI Cards and Payment                                   Carlyle Asia
                             Financial services                              NA                  IPO          1,000           10
 Services Limited                                        Partners V

                                                         Balaji Infra         Adani Ports and
 Dighi Port Limited          Infrastructure              Projects, Tara India Special Economic   Strategic      89            NA
                                                         Fund III             Zone Limited
                                                 India Advantage
                                                                             Cochin Shipyard
 Tebma Shipyards Limited     Industrial products Fund Series II and                              Strategic          9         NA
                                                                             Limited
                                                 others

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Fund raise

Top fund raises/announcements in March 2020
 Status          Fund                                         US$m    Strategy

 Raised          Binance Group                                    50 Blockchain

 Raised          Northern Arc                                     23 Venture debt

 Raised          Unicorn India Ventures                           12 Early stage/ Start-ups

 Announced       SBICAP Ventures, Carlyle JV                   1,500 Distressed assets

 Announced       Lightspeed                                     300 Early stage/ Start-ups

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