Private equity funds
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 investors have invested Rs 2,800 crore in property in the first quarter of 2014, says a report published by the real estate advisory firm Cushman and Wakefield. This investment is nearly 2.5 times that invested last year. This first-quarter investment in realty is the highest recorded since the second quarter of 2009. This [...] 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 »
Jones Lang La Salle said that though smaller cities are offering a great deal of opportunities for real estate investments, this year, private equity funds will flow into large cities like Delhi, Mumbai, NCR and Bangalore as investors are looking for matured markets than speculation driven one. From the occupiers’ perspective, investors are looking to [...] Continue Reading »
A day after the budget, the industry estimated the sale of affordable homes could increase up to 20 percent this year because of the additional exemption granted to the first time buyers. This benefit is for property which doesn’t exceed Rs 40 lakh. In the Budget it is said that, in 2013- 2014, the first time buyers, [...] Continue Reading »
Luxury homes are going to cost more after the finance minister reduced the abatement on service tax availed by real estate developers for homes and flats above 2,000 sq ft or costing Rs 1 crore and above to 70% from 75%. The impact will be expanded in Mumbai for all the home buyers of under-construction [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai-based VGN Developers has tied up with a foreign private equity fund, Pragnya PE Fund to launch a residential project in Chennai. Both entities have floated VGN Pragnya Realty Pvt Ltd to develop a 5.6-acre residential project, VGN Hazel, near Poonamallee, a suburb about 25 km to the west of Chennai. The residential project will [...] Continue Reading »
Analysts say that interest of overseas funds in the Indian real estate sector is intact but the approach has changed. The investors have turned their focus on specific project. About $2 billion private equity had come into the real estate sector in the past two years and funds were keen to make investments after considering [...] Continue Reading »
Real estate in Pune is reported as favored destination amongst Real Estate PE funds since 2005.Most of the funds are based out of Mumbai, which gives Pune obvious preference, as the city’s proximity allows these funds to track and monitor the market. The interest in investing in Pune market is increasing, as it is among [...] Continue Reading »
