Australia/New Zealand Volumes Reach AU$3.3 billion

Private Equity investment in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) region for fiscal year 2011 (July 1, 2010 until June 30, 2011) reported 149 deals and a total invested equity value of AU$3.3 billion, a marginal 1.48% increase from the same period last year according to Thomson Reuters data. Amount invested in Australia totaled AU$3.3 billion over 138 deals, a significant 59.7% increase from the comparable period last year. New Zealand, on the other hand, dropped 94.9% in private equity investment year-on-year to AU$63.7 million with 11 deals.

ANZ PE Investment Accounts for 12.5% of Asia's PE
Australia and New Zealand's private equity investments accounted for a combined 12.5% of Asia Pacific’s, excluding Japan, total investment during the fiscal year period which saw US$26.2 billion invested capital across 1,249 deals. China and India continues to be a hot bed for private equity investments which captured 55.1% and 18.2% of Asia Pacific’s PE investment, respectively.

Investments in China increased 87.9% to US$14.4 billion during the July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 period. Meanwhile, private investments in India also grew to US$4.8 billion, up 43.7% year on- year from the comparable period last year.

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