Although they’re not buying, private equity (PE) firms aren’t panic-selling either. The number of investment exits or selloffs by PE and venture capital (VC) firms dropped by a whopping 70% to just 12 companies during April-December from 60 companies in the corresponding period last financial year, according to data compiled by Venture Intelligence, a firm that tracks PE and VC developments in India. In terms of value, PE firms encashed $750 million through exits this fiscal as against $1.7 billion during the nine-month period last year. The exits have primarily been in the IT/ITeS, manufacturing and healthcare and lifesciences sectors. […]