The Q3 FDI into India briefing by Sparta Strategy provides vital data points on greenfield investment into India by foreign companies.

1. India Investment tracker
Q3 FDI into India
Providing foreign direct investment insights
Q3 2013

2. About the Q3 FDI - India Investment tracker
The Q3 FDI Investment tracker brings perspective on all the Foreign Greenfield
investment activity which has occurred in India from July – September 2013.
This document was prepared by the research team at Sparta Strategy
For clarity, our analysis only considers projects wherein the investing company has
allocated a capex & identified a business location or has taken a decision to increase
capacity at an existing facility.
To make it even more relevant, we do not consider or include project announcements
wherein the mode of expansion is through a franchisee or distribution partnerships or
mergers & acquisitions.
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Sparta Strategy is a specialist provider of corporate location strategies, trade & export
advice and FDI lead generation services from India.

3. Summary - Foreign direct investments in India | Q3 2013
 Total investment projects covered: 86
 Bangalore emerged as the top draw for foreign corporate investment in India winning 25.5% of all
FDI projects. Its total tally for foreign investment is 23 projects.
 The major sectors investing in Bangalore are: Software & IT services with 7 projects; Business
services and the Industrial equipment, machinery sector with 4 projects each.
 The State of Karnataka leads the pack for attracting foreign direct investments; followed by
Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh for Q3 2013.
 The Software & IT services sector witnessed the most investment activity with a project share of
26%.
 North America emerged as the leading source region for corporate foreign investments in India
with 58% followed by Europe with 20% of FDI projects.
 The State of California, USA emerged as the top investing source region with a share of 15.1%
 Manufacturing dominates as the “leading business activity” for foreign corporate investment into
India with securing 24.4% of all investment activity.

4. Q3 FDI Projects | Indian cities
Ahmedabad, 2.3
Noida, 2.3
Pune, 9.3
Bangalore, 24.4
Gurgaon, 8.1
Chennai, 9.3
Mumbai, 8.1
Hyderabad, 11.6
New Delhi, 2.3
These Indian cities attracted 91.8% of
all FDI projects in Q3 2013.

5. Q3 FDI in India | Industry sectors
Transportation , 2.3
Business
Machines &
Equipment,
2.3
Healthcare, 2.3
Consumer Chemicals, 3.4
Products, 4.6
Software & IT
services, 25.5
Hotels &Tourism,
5.8
Automotive
components , 6.9
Industrial
Machinery
Equipment &Tools,
11.6
Business services,
16.2
The Top 10 industry sectors attracted
81% of all FDI projects in Q3 2013.

6. Q3 FDI | Top 5 Sectors | Where did they invest in India
 Software & IT Services: Bangalore was the clear leader and attracted 31.8% of all foreign direct
investment in this sector with Hyderabad not so far away.
 Business Services: Bangalore leads the rankings once again in the Business services sector with
28.5% of all the foreign investment in this sector followed by Pune, Hyderabad, Gurgaon and
Chennai with comparable projects
 Industrial Machinery, Equipment & Tools: The State of Karnataka with its capital, Bangalore leads
in attracting FDI from this sector by securing 40% ; trailing behind are Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu
with 20% each.
 Automotive components: The strong Automotive clusters, Tamil Nadu and Haryana lead the way
with 2 projects each followed by Maharashtra and Gujarat with 1 project each
 Hotels & Tourism: Karnataka and Maharashtra share the honours with 2 projects each

Consumer products: Maharashtra leads with 50% of all foreign investment in this sector.

7. Q3 FDI in India | Source regions
United
Kingdom,
9.3
Europe, 20.9
Asia
Pacific, 9.3
North America,
58.1
Top source regions for foreign
corporate investment in India,
1.
2.
3.
4.
California, USA – 13 projects
Texas, USA – 8 projects
Germany, Europe – 8 projects
Japan, Asia Pacific - 7 projects
Middle East, 2.3
Top sectors/projects investing in India from,
1. North America: Software & IT services ( 17 ) , Business services (10) , Hotels & Tourism ( 4 )
2. Europe: Industrial Machinery & Equipment (6), Consumer products ( 2), Business services ( 2 )
3. Asia pacific: Automotive components ( 3)

8. Q3 FDI in India | Business Activity
Storage &
Warehousing, 2.3
Headquarters, 3.4
Education & Hotels, 4.6
Retail, Training, 1.1
Data Centers, 3.4
3.4
Global Delivery
centers, 18.6
Sales, Support &
Marketing, 19.7
R&D, 18.6
Manufacturing, 24.4

9. Q3 FDI in India
Active Foreign Investors
Company
Sector
Projects
Minebea
Automotive components
3
Amazon Web services
Software & IT services
2
Cooper Standard
Automotive components
2
Marriot International
Hotels & Tourism
2

10. About Sparta Strategy
Sparta Strategy is an emerging market leader in providing advice to global companies on their India specific
location decisions and market entry initiatives covering all sectors and business functions.
With our extensive expertise and knowledge of what shapes corporate investment decisions, Sparta Strategy
also works with Foreign IPA/EDO’s worldwide for economic development and investment promotion in their
efforts to improve and market their locations to investors in India.
This briefing is prepared by Sparta Strategy's research team and can serve as a reference guide for global
companies looking to invest in India.
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