In terms of value of net purchases 4 (i.e., cross border acquisition deals) by Indian companies in 2010, India was placed fifth in the World after the US, Canada, Japan and China.
Investment trends of Indian transnational companies Importantly, scale of overseas investment by domestic companies has also expanded as India was placed second in 2010 only after China in terms of average size of net purchase deals $ million in India as compared to $ 197 million in China).