India's private equity giants gear up to raise big money

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE -- India's private equity majors, which have seen several successful cycles of investments and exits, are set to leverage current turbulent times to raise capital for some of their largest investment vehicles so far.

While Kedaara Capital is understood to be in talks with its existing limited partners (LPs) to raise over $1 billion for its fourth fund, ChrysCapital is reportedly eyeing an even bigger corpus of $2 billion to $2.2 billion for its 10th fund, hoping to rake in investments at a time when valuations have corrected amid macro market headwinds. Both are homegrown PE firms that invest in a gamut of sectors in India, primarily tapping traditional companies.