HDFC Property Fund
Lack of investment opportunities in Tier-II and -III cities and higher return possibilities in large ones is forcing real estate focused PE companies to look at bigger cities for investment. Around $14 billion has been invested in about 700 transactions with around 300 developers across 33 cities in India, according to estimates. Delhi-based Red Fort [...] Continue Reading »
New-Delhi- For a plotted development project in Faridabad, Haryana has been funded by India Infoline group’s PE arm known as IIFL Domestic Series 1. A whopping sum of about Rs. 75 Cr (approximately $13.9 mn) has been invested. The project has been developed by Assotech Ltd. with developers constructing the basic infrastructure on these type of [...] Continue Reading »
In coming months, HDFC property funds may sell its stake in three residential projects back to the developers. HDFC property fund is a real estate-focused private equity (PE) fund of HDFC. With an investment of around Rs 219 crores($40 million), the company will have profit of around Rs 600 crore ($110 million). The three developers include Lodha [...] Continue Reading »
The private equity arm of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), HDFC Property Fund, plans to raise a $500-million real estate off shore fund by the end of 2012. The company is planning to raise the capital in a single close deal and is in talks with sovereign funds, including Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) [...] Continue Reading »
