Mumbai, Dec. 2 -- Private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) investments in India touched $5.3 billion across 102 deals in October 2025, marking a 9% rise year-on-year, according to the EY-IVCA monthly roundup. Pure-play PE/VC investments hit a 13-month high of 5 billion USD - an 81% increase over October 2024 while real estate and infrastructure investments fell sharply by 86%.

Private investments in public equity (PIPE) emerged as the dominant deal category, surging nearly ten-fold to 2.1 billion USD. Startup investments followed at 2 billion USD, up 175% year-on-year. Growth investments fell to 810 million USD while buyouts remained flat at 227 million USD. Credit investments dropped 90% to 189 million USD.

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