While sectors such as telecom, e-commerce, energy, manufacturing, retail and agriculture contributed to high-value deals, start-up, IT, pharma, banking and media sectors attracted the maximum deal activities driving deal volumes in 2018, said Grant Thornton India LLP
$110 bn – total deals in value terms recorded in 2018
$90 bn – M&A deals in value terms struck in 2018
$20 bn – worth of private equity deals recorded last year
$38 bn – worth of cross-border deals
$34 bn – total deals in domestic market
$25 bn – worth of inbound deals recorded
$12 bn – worth of outbound deals executed
The outlook for 2019 may be tepid for the first two quarters, but it should eventually pick up and end on a positive note, given the strong fundamentals and deal pipelines. However, a lot will depend on the continuing reforms, new policies and pace of reforms post general elections,"
— Prashant Mehra, partner, Grant Thornton India LLP
