Cerestra Advisors Ltd, a real estate-focused private equity firm, has bought Alexandria Knowledge Park at Genome Valley in Hyderabad for Rs 400 crore as it plans to build an office portfolio focused on R&D clients. Alexandria Knowledge Park, which counts tenants such as Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, was previously owned by New York-based Alexandria Real… Read More »
Consultancy and management services provider Accenture has leased around 280,000 sq ft office space on a long-term lease at Bagmane World Technology Center IT SEZ in Bengaluru, said two persons familiar with the development. The lease, which was formalised early this year, has a monthly rental of Rs 59 per sq ft, that translates into an… Read More »
Private equity firm Milestone Capital Advisors is looking to raise Rs 1,400 crore through its Milestone Commercial Advantage Fund to invest in pre-leased assets, including commercial offices, IT parks and logistic parks, a top executive at the firm has told ET. The fund raising will have a greenshoe option of Rs 700 crore. This will… Read More »
Coworking space provider Instaoffice plans to lease around 1 lakh sq ft of office space by March next year and expand operations to Bangalore and the National Capital Region. “We are focusing on demand based expansion and aim to set up 1,500-2,000 desks, leasing around 100,000 sq ft by the end of this financial year,”… Read More »
Singapore’s DBS Bank Ltd is close to leasing nearly 100,000 sq. ft at Express Towers, a 25-storeyed building in Mumbai’s Nariman Point, in one of the biggest office space deals in the business district since the 2008 global financial crisis that prompted many corporates to leave the locality. The bank is close to signing the lease… Read More »
Large office space developers in India are set to raise more than $3.5 billion by March from institutional investors and pension funds. The fundraising will help the property developers bring new investors on board and expand their project portfolios. Bengaluru-based RMZ Corp., backed by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), plans to raise about Rs1,700 crore… Read More »
Software services exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is close to leasing 780,000 sq ft of office space in IG3 Infra’s Chennai One IT SEZ for 10 years, said two people in the know of the development. TCS will pay a rental of Rs 50 per sq ft per month, taking the total annual payout to… Read More »
The State Bank of India has decided to shift its 60-year-old local head office from Lal Darwaza in Ahmedabad to Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) in Gandhinagar. On Monday, the foundation stone of SBI’s new office building was laid by CM Vaijay Rupani in presence of SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya. As part of its move,… Read More »
Tata Communications has picked up 60,000 sq ft of office space on lease at Parinee Crescenzo in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex, said two persons familiar with the development, making it the largest office space transaction in the alternative business district so far this financial year. “The company has picked up the entire 15th floor in this 20-storey… 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 »
