| Times Private Treaties has created its space in the | | | | Singapore-based Temasek |
| infrastructure, power and energy sector with | | | | Holdings, to fund its expansion plans. |
| investments in Birla Power Solutions, Bhagyanagar | | | | GMR had raised $200 million from the same group of |
| India, Gujarat NRE Coke, Intense Technologies, | | | | investors early this month and the group flagship |
| Jaiprakash Infratech Ltd (JP Group), Jaiprakash Power | | | | company, GMR Infrastructure, raised $315 million (Rs |
| Ventures Ltd (JP Group), Sujana Metal Products Ltd, | | | | 1,400 crore) through aqualified institutional placement |
| Sujana Towers Ltd and Unitek Power Solutions India | | | | (QIP) last week. |
| Ltd. | | | | However, despite the large investments, raising |
| During the first calendar quarter, PEs invested around | | | | equity and long-term debt for investment in |
| $2 billion across 56 deals, says a study by investment | | | | infrastructure could pose a major challenge. According |
| tracker Venture Intelligence. A major destination for | | | | to reports, the government expects half of the |
| these investments has been infrastructure. | | | | estimated investment of $1 trillion in infrastructure |
| The largest deal during the quarter was the $425 | | | | during the 12th Five-Year Plan to come from private |
| million investment into power generation firm Asian | | | | players. |
| Genco by General Atlantic, Morgan Stanley, Norwest, | | | | The Centre is also betting big on infrastructure |
| Goldman Sachs and | | | | investments to reach the targeted 9% economic |
| Everstone. | | | | growth during the 11th Plan, slated to end in March |
| Other big investments reported included Quadrangle | | | | 2012. With the infrastructuresector witnessing an |
| Capital Partners' $300 million into telecom tower | | | | investment of 7.18% of gross domestic product |
| infrastructure company TowerVision India. | | | | (GDP) in 2008-09.The government is targeting |
| Similarly, Bangalore-based GMR group is planning to | | | | infrastructure investment to reach 8.37% of GDP by |
| raise an additional $100 million (over Rs 447 crore) | | | | the end of the |
| from a group of private equity companies, led by | | | | Plan period. |