The world’s largest private equity manager Blackstone Group has entered India’s retailing sector by setting up a fully owned subsidiary Nexus Malls. The new entity will own and manage shopping centres in Asia’s third largest economy with a focus on turning around underperforming malls in the country. Nexus has already acquired AlphaOne malls in Ahmedabad and… Read More »
India’s second largest listed real estate developer Prestige Estates Projects plans to raise at least $300 million, around Rs 2,000 crore, by selling up to 40% stake in its rent-yielding commercial assets and has drawn interest from Canadian Pension Plan and GIC of Singapore. The southern developer has hired JP Morgan to advise on the… Read More »
The world’s largest private equity manager Blackstone Group, which is also the most prolific investor in Indian commercial properties, is finalizing plans to raise Rs 4,000 crore (about $600 million), through a listing of Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) on the domestic stock exchanges, people directly familiar with the matter said. This will perhaps be… Read More »
A consortium of US-based investors that developed First International Finance Center (FIFC), a landmark commercial building in Mumbai’s financial district, Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), plans to sell its stake in the property for around Rs. 1,500 crore, said two people aware of the development. Around 300,000 sq. ft of the total 657,000 sq. ft office complex… Read More »
UK commercial property values fell less sharply in August than the month before, a closely-watched index showed on Thursday, suggesting concerns about the impact of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union on the sector may be easing. Overall property values for UK commercial assets fell 0.65% year-on-year in August, the IPD real estate index, compiled… Read More »
With startups looking at affordable work spaces and central government creating an enabling environment for entrepreneurship, demand for co-working spaces has gone up. For a tech startup, cost of setting up an office in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru range from $25,359 to $30,081 per annum, while operating out of co-working space would help these startups save… Read More »
With a view to spread footprints in global market, realty player Godrej Properties (GPL) has opened an international representative office in Singapore. This is the second overseas office of the city-based developer with the first one set up in Dubai two years ago, the company said in a statement issued on Wednesday. GPL has been working with… Read More »
RMZ Corp, the Bengaluru-based property developer backed by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), is looking to file a prospectus for a real estate investment trust (Reit) by April next year. The company is looking to list its Reit by the third quarter of 2017, RMZ Corp chairman Raj Menda told Business Standard. “Preparation are at a preliminary… Read More »
The combination of retail and office complexes may not be entirely new to metro cities, but the trend of setting up such combined projects is fast catching on. Developers are now looking at experimenting more with a mixed-use format rather than standalone retail formats, allowing for quality retail on the lower floors and commercial spaces… Read More »
Prestige Estates Projects that recently bought back Singapore headquarters fund CapitaLands stake in a mall project in Bangalore, is converting it into a IT business park due to lower supply in this segment. The Bangalore based company now plans to set up 1 mn sft IT park on the 4 acre property in The city. “There… Read More »
