2025-26

Viewpoint: Role of PE in building India’s mid-market global champions

Private equity’s role is not simply to fund growth, but to help institutionalise businesses.

Expansion into multiple capital-intensive sectors raises sustainability, governance concerns.

GP-led deals are attracting global buyout firms as these use cases multiply in Asia.

Analysts say inflows this year have functioned more as a buffer than a growth engine.

Investor sentiment remains cautious despite several policy reforms.

Real estate, digital infra , and energy transition will be core drivers of demand.

Investor sentiment has recovered from the depths of despair reached in 2024.

It will build artificial intelligence infrastructure.

The next phase of reforms is more capital market-focused.

For many investors, this tightening is not a setback but a sign of maturation.