"A pickup in pure-pay PE/VC investments of around 88 per cent bolstered the growth in total PE/VC investments in 3Q2023, which recorded 31 large deals aggregating USD 10.7 billion compared to 15 large deals worth USD 4.8 billion in 3Q2022," Vivek Soni, Partner and National Leader, Private Equity Services at EY India, said.