Deals digest: Investment value dips, M&A activity subdued

India's investment activity remained subdued during this week, lacking any large ticket transactions. It was also the third week in a row without a deal hitting the psychologically important $50 million mark.

- Aman Rawat & KAmoghavarsha

After crossing the 30 deals mark in the previous week, deal volumes were down to 22 during the week, with almost half of the transactions valued at up to $2.5 million.

Even for mid-sized deals, only four were valued at $20 million or more. To be sure, the last week also saw only four transactions valued at or over $20 million.

The fall in deal volumes and absence of large transactions led to a fall in overall investment value to around $165 million from about $201 million in the preceding five-day period.