In a bid to tide over the current financial crisis, Unitech, the second largest real estate developer in the country, is planning to raise money by selling some of its assets, such as hotels and commercial real estate. The company, which currently has a debt of Rs 8,200 crore, is also planning to rope in […]
Tag: Private Equity Funds
HDFC Property To Buy Into Nitesh Mall
August 4, 2008 – 12:52 am
HDFC Property Ventures is investing $20-25 million into South India’s largest central business district (CBD) mall developed by Nitesh Estates in Bangalore. The move probably marks the $900-million HDFC Property Ventures’ foray into retail infrastructure in a rather tight-market environment. HDFC Property Ventures will pick up around 20-25% stake in the 6-lakh sq ft Nitesh […]
Realtors Eye Huge Profits From Reasonably Priced Housing
June 16, 2008 – 12:47 am
Reasonably priced housing, the most neglected segment of the real estate sector, is now magnetizing significant investments from developers plus private equity funds. While real estate majors like Ansals and Omaxe are planning low-budget housing projects in smaller towns and cities across the country, private equity players are firming up huge investments for this sector.
Private Equity Finds Welcome Mat On Indian Property
April 30, 2008 – 4:33 am
Private equity funds sense their time has come in the Indian property arena, with developers offering plum deals as banks tighten lending and a stock market slump shuts off public share offerings. Since India eased rules on inward investment in the construction industry in early 2005, foreign investors have earmarked an estimated $20 billion for […]
DE Shaw to invest $250 million in HDIL Group Company
February 28, 2008 – 11:41 pm
Real estate firm Housing Development & Infrastructure (HDIL) on Wednesday said the private equity firm DE Shaw is investing $250 million in Mack Star Marketing, an HDIL group company. Mack Star Marketing holds development rights for a 54,000-metre commercial complex being constructed in Andheri. Last week, HDIL had transferred its development rights to this complex […]
