Tag: Private Equity

IL&FS Increase Investments In Realty Sector

Photo by Photos8.comIL&FS private equity is planning to increase its investment in infrastructure and Real Estate sector by the end of FY10. They announced to increase their investment from 660 million US dollars to 1 billion US dollars in the infrastructure sector. In the realty sector they already have investments of 1.6 billion US dollars. […]

Unitech is looking for restructuring loan

Unitech, India’s second largest listed real estate company, is looking at restructuring a Rs 800-crore loan from public sector banks, as it attempts to save itself from sinking under the huge debt burden. The company is pinning its hopes on debt restructuring, asset and stake sales to private equity (PE) funds to pay a debt […]

Unitech repays Rs 200-crore loan to Indiabulls Financial

Unitech repays Rs 200-crore loan to Indiabulls Financial Real estate player Unitech has managed to raise around Rs 200 crore through partial monetisation of assets and internal debt restructuring within the group to pay back the 45-day debt taken from Indiabulls Financial Services (IBFSL). The deadline to pay back the debt was November 17. Sources […]

Omaxe promoter buys out co’s stake

Real estate prices are unlikely to see the heady levels of late 2007 and early 2008, anytime soon. That could make clear why more promoters are getting serious about tapping opportunities in the affordable housing. On Tuesday, Rohtas Goel, chairman of Delhi-based real estate company, Omaxe, bought out the company’s 51% stake in National Affordable […]

PEs Move Concentration From Real Estate Sector

Uncertainty in the equity market seems to be paving the way for newer investment opportunities. Private equity (PE) players have been quick to recognize these. Of late, their attention seems to have shifted from the most-talked about sectors like real estate and financial services, which were the flavour of the season till some time ago, […]

TDI Infrastructure To Invest Rs 300 Crore

Real estate firm TDI Infrastructure plans to invest Rs300 crore in developing two township projects over the next 4-5 years. “In the next six months, we will be launching two residential townships in Indore and Meerut spread over 150 acres each. Once all regulatory issues are solved, we will start construction,” TDI Infrastructure Managing Director […]

IT Sector, A New Ground Of Indian Real Estate

The Indian real estate sector is breaking new ground, by adopting information technology (IT). In recent years, many real estate companies have been taking to end-to-end IT solutions in a bid to automate their business processes. This has not only helped to increase efficiency and cut cost but also to make their functioning more transparent, […]

Real Estate PE Deals Higher Than Previous Year

Real estate and infrastructure management sector saw Private Equity (PE) deals worth $2.32 billion in the first half of 2008, nearly 3% higher than the same period of previous year, even as the average deal size fell over 9% reflecting the sluggishness in the market. According to Grant Thornton, 33 deals were inked in the […]

Gulf Parent Comes To Emaar MGF’s Rescue

In what would be the first major fund infusion into the Emaar MGF Group after a failed IPO, one of its promoters, Dubai-based Emaar is learnt to be investing $150 million to pick 20-25% stake each in three real estate projects of Emaar MGF. This would be separate from its equity contribution in the JV […]

Industry Gambles On Long-term Prospects Of Real Estate

Increasing interest rates and a declining demand may dent the realty market in India. However, the long-term forecasts for the sector continue to be good, senses the industry. At a seminar on the real estate market in India here on 27th June, most of the realty players confessed that there was a liquidity crunch due […]

Benson Elliot buys 70% of Spanish developer

LONDON: Private equity real estate firm Benson Elliot Capital Management has bought a 70% stake in Spanish developer Promobuilding SL in a bid to cash in on distressed house building projects in Spain’s faltering economy. The acquisition, which has been accomplished via a recapitalization and subscription for new shares, is predicted to provide privately owned […]

HNIs Desert Sinking Stocks, Hitch To Realty PMS

Trashing the age-old belief that a fall in equities would result in flattening real estate prices, high net worth investors (HNI) are pushing wealth advisers for more exposure to realty assets. According to industry sources, the coming months are expected to witness the launch of real estate portfolio management services (PMS) by wealth managers. Though […]

Realtors Are Using Risk Mitigation Strategies

In the scenario of high land prices and tight liquidity, builders are increasingly exercising caution and adopting risk mitigation strategies to move ahead. Where 18 months ago, they were ready to throw money on land parcels, they are now more realistic in acquiring these and seeing what they can build on that piece of land, […]

Red Fort Plans Investment Of 2700crs

Private equity firm Red Fort Capital preparing to spend about Rs 2,700 crores in real estate by 2009, including acquisition of 2,500 acres of land in over 20 cities all over the country. “By 2009 we would have empowered about Rs 2,700 crores in expansion of projects in Indian real estate. Out of which, about […]

AV Birla Group Starts Private Equity Business

AV Birla Group is entering private equity business. It is expected that the first investment will be made within a fortnight. It is doubtful if the Mumbai based group, with presence in aluminum, copper, carbon black and financial services, will raise capital from outside for the proposed private equity activities. It seems that the initial […]