SynopsisSuch investments are focused on digital, AI-infrastructure and data services stack. Valuations are selectively improving with business delivery getting remodelled and reassessed with uptick in AI-led productivity, experts said.Private equity (PE) firms are cautiously betting with smaller cheques into founder-focused and AI-backed IT and software services companies, moving away from traditional buyouts.Such investments are focused on digital, AI-infrastructure and data services stack. Valuations are selectively improving with business delivery getting remodelled and reassessed with uptick in AI-led productivity, experts said.In the first half of the ongoing calendarNow Playing
PEs trade big buyouts for founder-led and AI-driven nimble companies - The Economic Times
Such investments are focused on digital, AI-infrastructure and data services stack. Valuations are selectively improving with business delivery getting remodelled and reassessed with uptick in AI-led productivity, experts said.
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PE firms shift from traditional large buyouts to smaller cheques in founder-led, AI-driven software services companies. Valuations now hinge on AI-led productivity and innovation potential rather than financial engineering—a signal that tech-stack selection and investment criteria are tilting toward founder DNA and operational agility.
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