New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Bengaluru has been identified as the world’s fastest‑growing major city by 2035, driven by a strong talent base and its rise as a Global Capability Centre hub, a report said on Monday.The report from property consulting firm Savills said its index — which assessed 245 cities — placed multiple Indian cities in the top 20 and found Asia Pacific accounted for 85 per cent of these fastest‑growing cities.Asia Pacific cities accounted for three-quarters of the top 50 s…
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New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India’s real estate investment market sustained exceptional momentum into 2026, with transaction volumes in Q1 CY2026 reaching $1.7 billion, up 37 per cent year‑on‑year, a report said on Monday.The report from JLL said the quarter saw a structural shift toward core asset acquisitions, which surged 178 per cent to $1.03 billion.The trend has accelerated into Q2, with core asset deals already totalling $1.48 billion, signalling sustained confidence in stable, income-g…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India’s pharma and healthcare sector recorded 78 deals worth $1.9 billion in Q1 2026, with deal volumes holding steady even as overall values moderated in the absence of large‑ticket transactions, a report said on Wednesday.The report from Grant Thornton Bharat said mergers and acquisitions accounted for 30 deals worth $915 million during the quarter, with volumes remaining broadly stable and values moderating about 40 per cent sequentially.The moderation in the de…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Amid strong rebound of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2025, Indian dealmakers are increasingly turning to transactional risk insurance to navigate complexity, manage execution risks, and drive deal certainty, a report said on Wednesday.The report from Marsh said that M&A deal value surged nearly 37 per cent year-on-year to approach $5 trillion globally, with a sharp rise in large and mega deals.Similarly in India, growing deal sizes, cross-bo…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India’s institutional real estate investment activity totalled $1.6 billion in Q1 2026, marking a 26 per cent year-on-year increase and led by domestic investors who accounted for 76 per cent of inflows, a report said on Tuesday.Domestic institutional capital increased, surpassing foreign inflows for the third consecutive quarter and signalling a sustained shift, the report from Cushman & Wakefield said, also noting that institutional activity moderated 52 per ce…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The technology sector of India has recorded deals worth $3.9 billion in the first quarter of 2026, which is the highest quarterly deal value since Q3 2022 (around 4 years), even as overall deal volumes declined, a report showed on Monday.A report from Grant Thornton Bharat highlighted that a total of 68 transactions were recorded during the quarter, that also includes IPO and QIP activity.However, volumes fell 8 per cent sequentially, deal value surged 43 per cent, dri…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The domestic retail industry witnessed 146 deals worth $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, including one public market transaction, indicating a recovery in volumes alongside a sharp moderation in values, a report said on Monday.In volume terms, deals rose 21 per cent to 146 from 120, while values declined about 55 per cent to $1.5 billion from $3.4 billion, reflecting a shift towards smaller transactions in the absence of large-ticket deals, according to an ana…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) India’s automotive and EV sector recorded 35 deals valued at $745 million in Q1 2026, reflecting a stable yet selective deal environment, a report said on Tuesday.The report from Grant Thornton Bharat said deal volumes remained largely flat sequentially and values moderated from $745 million compared to $837 million in the previous quarter.The values moderated due to the absence of large cross-border and scale-driven transactions, with zero IPO or QIP activity during…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) India recorded its highest-ever quarterly deal volumes in Q1 2026 with 686 transactions reflecting a 5 per cent rise in volumes, a report said on Monday.The total deal values eased to $16 billion, marking a 48 per cent drop in value as number of large deals moderated, with only two billion-dollar transactions worth $4.1 billion compared with seven such deals worth $15 billion in Q4 2025, the report from Grant Thornton Bharat said.A pullback in public market fundraising…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Activity in India’s private equity market improved in the Q1 2026, with total equity investments reaching $3.83 billion, surging 0.9 per cent sequentially and 66.4 per cent year‑on‑year, a report said on Wednesday.The report from the London Stock Exchange Group described Q1 2026 as the strongest opening quarter since 2024, with recovery driven by a pickup in deal volumes and a handful of larger transactions.Technology‑led sectors remained a key driver as interne…