| Several sovereign wealth funds (SWF) and overseas pension funds are rushing to invest in India, driven by hopes of economic recovery under a new stable government. At least three sovereign funds from West Asia have invested over $5 billion in the past eight months and one global pension fund has committed to invest $450 million.
Two other funds are scouting for investments in India's real estate and infrastructure developers. "Risk of returns are out of the way and these funds can invest capital for longer tenure," said the head of a realty fund, which has received investments from two SWFs in West Asia. Private equity (PE) experts say a trend is visible of both SWF and pension funds investing heavily in the past six months...............................................Full Article: Source
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