Elections
Essel Financial Advisors and Managers (EFAM), the private equity arm of Essel Finance, is making two real estate-focused funds – a domestic fund of Rs 500 crore and a foreign fund of $200 million (Rs 1,200 crore).The focus of both the funds will be on investing in residential projects in top six cities in the [...] Continue Reading »
In the next two years, A string of global hotel chains including Rotana, Meininger, Jumeirah and Six Senses is coming up to enter the country due to attraction of growth prospects here. Kaushik Vardharajan, partner managing director, Asia Pacific, at hospitality consultancy HVS said, by looking up at the global situation right now, for these [...] Continue Reading »
The new government will take decisions on the Commerce and Industry Ministry’s proposal to relax foreign direct investment policy in construction and railways. The nine—phase general elections for the 16th Lok Sabha has started from April 7 and counting will be held on May 16. The new government is scheduled to be formed next month. [...] Continue Reading »
A hike of around 20% to 50% is proposed in the circle rates for property registration in Delhi. The black component in transactions may reduce to nil as circle rate and market rate may become equal in areas like unauthorized regularized colonies and new settlements in Narela and Bawana. The Lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung is not [...] Continue Reading »
An FDI asset management firm, US-based Brahma Management concentrated on domestic real estate, mentioned that after elections it is expected that prices of commercial realty will rise by 20-25 per cent. About 2,500 crore have been invested by a company in 3 upcoming projects, stated that the foreign investors were waiting for policy clarity and [...] Continue Reading »
Of the cases approved in FY13 and first half of FY14, companies in the construction or infrastructure sectors form the highest proportion of Corporate Debt Restructuring, according to rating agency ICRA. Indian construction sector is in a tight spot due to delay in environmental clearances, high land acquisition costs and increased due diligence by lenders. [...] Continue Reading »
Brakes have been put on mergers and acquisitions activity in the power and infrastructure space due to general elections. Earlier Infrastructure developers which were anxiously investigating for investors are now pushing negotiations waiting for elections as they suppose that a stable new government may increase their threadbare valuations. Conversely, the investors are going through deals [...] Continue Reading »
Secretary, Civil Aviation, Ashok Lavasa, said on Thursday that on the recommendations of the Election Commission, the modernisation of Chennai, Kolkata and four other airports has been put on hold. The Commission has asked us to put it (airport modernisation) on hold till the process of elections is over. The date for submission of bids [...] Continue Reading »
Although real estate majors claim that the polls this year have aggravated the slowdown. Businesses ranging from print media to SUV-makers do brisk business if elections are around the corner. Large listed developers such as Mahindra Life space said as property sales turn sluggish in the election months, they were putting new projects on hold [...] Continue Reading »
After the country’s coming elections that will lead to a new wave of infrastructure development, Chairman of the Tata Group, Cyrus Mistry, is scheduling to spend at least $8 billion in building roads, airports and housing, betting a stable administration. In December 2012 after Ratan Tata’s two decades at the helm, Mistry, 45, took over [...] Continue Reading »
