Private equity firms
IIFL Alternate Asset Advisors Ltd, a part of the diversified financial services firm IIFL Holdings Ltd, is all set to repeat its success story of its maiden real estate fund of 2012. The company is busy raising a new real estate fund that will focus on investments in residential projects, similar to the maiden real estate [...] Continue Reading »
In the business world, the gurus will always emphasise on the need on diversification so that even if one business is not yielding profits, the other cash cow can run the show. Gujarat-based entrepreneur Girish Patel seems to walking on the same path. Patel the brain behind iconic brands such as Moov, Livon, and D’Cold after buying [...] Continue Reading »
Kotak Realty Fund, a part of the Kotak Mahindra Group, has made the first investment from its newly raised $392 million offshore fund in a residential project in Mumbai. Kotak has invested Rs.300 crore in Mumbai-based real estate firm Nirmal Group’s project in suburban Mulund. The investment has been done through the structured finance route. [...] Continue Reading »
With the ending of the quarter this March, it was noticed that a large amount of money had been spent into the real estate sector of our country. Indeed huge chunks of cash have flowed into the sector with the help of private equity routes over the last couple of months. This event couldn’t have [...] Continue Reading »
Contrary to popular perception, especially when the real estate market is showing clear signs of sluggishness, private equity (PE) funds have been exiting their investments and making good returns. A recent report by Brookfield Financials revealed that, until March 2014, nearly a fifth of the total institutional private equity was exited by PE funds. Principal [...] Continue Reading »
Private equity (PE) investors are looking at India with different hopes. They feel that the emerging economy has the potential of providing them with good return on investment of their investments. A PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India report estimated that India has the potential to get PE funding of $40 billion (over Rs.2.36 lakh crore) by 2025. It [...] Continue Reading »
Many private equity (PE) funds like CX Partners, Multiples Alternate Asset Management, IVFA, Everstone and Exponentia Capital are trying to raise at least $3 billion (Rs. 17,700 crore) in the next 12 months. In interviews with media the spokespersons of these companies stated that post the formation of the new government the market sentiments have changed. [...] Continue Reading »
According to the founder and CEO of Central Square Foundation and former senior managing director at Chris Capital Ashish Dhawan, there is a high possibility that India is going to see higher private equity interest in the near future along with a few changes in the sentiments and lessening in vital and valuable opportunities in [...] Continue Reading »
Private equity (PE) funds in India are looking to portfolios of income-producing real estate assets as the country prepares to allow listing of real estate investment trusts (REITs). Redfort Capital, Golden Estates, Kotak Realty Fund and Blackstone Group are few of the PE firms planning to invest in such assets. REIT is a type of [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- Inspite of ups and downs, India has been an attractive market for Private equity (PE) investors. The PE firms have deeply penetrated Indian real estate market. Majority of investors exist in residential and commercial segment. PE funds are now a major channel of financing real projects in India. The PE firms prefer to invest [...] Continue Reading »
