Four-fifths of VCCircle's Deal Outlook survey participants say, they will do more deals in 2010. Contrast this with 2009 when many PE funds were not able to close even a single transaction.

While infrastructure and consumption-focused plays -- same as last year -- continue to remain major attractions, number of players looking to invest in these sectors has significantly increased. Around 92 per cent PE funds have voted for infrastructure compared to 47 per cent last year.

Domestic consumption story has an overwhelming support from 72 per cent respondents while only 20 per cent of poll-takers voted for this segment last year. In 2010, more than half of the respondents (57 per cent) say, they are interested in other investment themes such as financial services and manufacturing. Emerging sectors on the PE radar are education, healthcare and clean technology-renewable energy.

With India emerging as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, more private money will find its way into the country. Nearly 64 per cent of the survey respondents feel that there will be an increase in allocation from global private equity funds to India. Only 21 per cent think otherwise.

Source: Realty Plus 92% PE Investors Will Bat For Infrastructure In 2010