The top five deals this year accounted for 29.9% of the total investment in terms of deal value.

The largest deal of this year was Centerbridge Partners LP investing $1,157 million in Senvion SE for 100% stake from Suzlon Energy, while Alibaba Group Holding, SAIF Partners Fund III invested $635 million in Noida based One97 Communication for 27.6% stake.

This is followed by $500 million made by Carlyle International Energy Partners LP in London based Magna Energy Ltd., and India Value Fund Advisors, TA Associates Advisory investing $500 million in Bengaluru-based Atria Convergence Technologies.