Category Archives: Deals

Malvinder and Shivinder Singh in talks with TPG Capital to sell 26% in Fortis

Cash strapped brothers Malvinder and Shivinder Singh are in active discussions with private equity group TPG Capital to sell a significant minority stake in Fortis Healthcare. The transaction may also see the folding back of the Singapore listed business trust into the listed Indian entity, said four sources aware of the transaction. The quantum of… Read More »

CPPIB to invest in India’s largest realty deal

In the largest deal brewing up in the commercial real estate space in India, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board   (CPPIB) is leading the negotiation to acquire private equity firm Everstone Group’s industrial and logistics real estate development platform, IndoSpace, as part of private real estate investment (REIT), said two people familiar with the development.… Read More »

Piramal Fund Management invests Rs 700 crore in two Mumbai commercial projects

Piramal Fund Management, the financial services arm of Ajay Piramal-led Piramal Group, has deployed Rs 700 crore collectively against two commercial properties, Reliable Tech Park and Empire Towers in suburban Mumbai. The funding suggests a possible revival in demand for real estate despite demonetisation that was seen as a dampener for the sector. The lender would… Read More »

Blackstone Plans India’s First REIT

A venture including private-equity giant  Blackstone Group LP is poised to launch India’s first real-estate investment trust in an initial public offering that could raise more than $600 million and mark a milestone in the development of a modern commercial real-estate industry in India. For Blackstone, the deal would do a lot more than simply make history. It would… Read More »

Phoenix Property Investors keen on boosting investments in SE Asia and Singapore

HONG KONG-BASED Phoenix Property Investors, a private equity real estate firm with assets managed and under management in Asia of over US$6.7 billion, is looking to increase investments in South-east Asia property markets including Singapore. “The company is expanding its investment footprint from North Asia, particularly Hong Kong, Japan and China, to the South-east Asia… Read More »

Point72 Doubles Office Space in Singapore’s OUE Bayfront; Affirms Commitment to Hiring Region’s Top Talent

Point72 Asset Management moved into a new office space in Singapore’s OUE Bayfront in Marina Bay on Monday. The 8,880 square foot space can seat up to 60 employees, doubling the capacity of the Firm’s previous Singapore office. Marc Desmidt, Chief Executive Officer of Point72’s international business, said, “We are making a push to find,… Read More »

Gleeds lands two Indian deals

Gleeds has won two major contracts in India, with a total build area of ten million square feet. It will be acting as cost manager for the construction of Brigade Brookefields – a commercial project in Bangalore – and the Surat Diamond Bourse scheme in Surat in the Gujarat region. The projects will be managed… Read More »

UBS to lease 4 lakh sq ft office space in K Raheja’s Navi Mumbai SEZ

Swiss bank UBS has entered into an agreement to pick up 4 lakh sq ft of office space on lease at realty developer K Raheja Corp’s IT Special Economic Zone Gigaplex at Airoli in Navi Mumbai in one of the largest occupier lease transactions, three persons familiar with the development said. The Zurich-headquartered, NYSE-listed multinational… Read More »