India
PE firm Milestone Capital has sold a 2.5 lakh sq ft commercial property in Pune for about Rs 145 crore to a high-net-worth individual (HNI). This deal marks a potential renewal of interest among such investors in assets that provides constant rental return in addition to capital appreciation. The office building in Kalyani Nagar was [...] Continue Reading »
Mrs. Tulsi Tanti, managing director, says that the Suzlon Energy Ltd plans to raise Rs.1,000 crore by corporate debt restructuring (CDR) process that Suzlon started in January 2013. The company is also targeting to cut off operating expenses, staff costs and headcount by 20 percent, besides selling non-critical assets. As per the investor presentation, $400-500 [...] Continue Reading »
Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector bank, on the occasion of its 20th Anniversary launched ‘Asha Home Loan’ earlier this week. This is a 30-year home loan product for first-time home buyers in the lower income segment looking for affordable EMIs. Asha Home loans are for customers with family incomes of 8000-10,000 per month [...] Continue Reading »
Knight Frank Asia Pacific has introduced the market’s first-ever Prime Asia Development Land Index which obtains the cost of prime residential and commercial development land in 13 major cities across Asia that consists of cities like NCR, Bengaluru and Mumbai in India. Key Takeaways Mumbai Modification in development rules coupled with increase in prime residential [...] Continue Reading »
Infrastructure sector is likely to be affected by the RBI decision to award the IDFC a full-fledged banking license, as it has been facing a slowdown already and the company was a leading an integrated infrastructure finance player ,as told by the State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender. Arundhati Bhattacharya, SBI chairperson [...] Continue Reading »
Cushman & Wakefield, global property consultant, said, the country was able to retain 10th rank in Asia Pacific despite the investment in the real estate fell by 65% to $1.2 billion during 2013. Investment in real estate sector in India stood at $3.4 billion during 2012. “In the real estate sector India has received a [...] Continue Reading »
The world famous hospitality player Starwood Hotels & Resorts is planning to launch its luxury brands St Regis and W Hotels in India to meet the demand of the Indian market. With the launch of this brand in India, Starwood will have eight out of its nine brands in India. Mr. Dilip Puri, managing director [...] Continue Reading »
215 infrastructure projects worth seven lakh crores would be affected due to shortage of certified welding engineers, said PK Das, president of Indian Institute of Welding. He also added, as compared to 22,000 certified welding engineers in China, India is home to just around 600 qualified engineers or postgraduates in welding, recognizing the need for [...] Continue Reading »
Honda Cars India, headquartered in Japan, might set up its plant in the country in Gujarat, sources said. Two-wheeler maker Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) following this will be setting up a plant in the state. “Honda Cars looking for a 250-acre land parcel had already visited a site in Vithalapur. However the company [...] Continue Reading »
In drop-down of wealth, India has one of the worst records. As per the records of last year for every one billionaire in India, there were just 26 ultra high net-worth individuals (UHNIs) whose net assets are over $30 million without their primary residence. For every billionaire in Japan there were 609 UHNIs. In Brazil [...] Continue Reading »
