It has been a difficult market to be in as a developer. Rising interest rates have impacted the customer interest in new properties moderating the flow of new funds and in addition to that high inflation and rising commodity prices have increased substantially the delivery cost for existing projects.
Bangalore-based real estate firm Brigade Enterprises is looking to raise around Rs.150 crore through private equity route by offloading a part of its stake in one of the commercial projects in the city, sources in the PE industry said.
Omkar Realtors &Developers has raised Rs.200 crore funding, by INDIAREIT Fund for a premium residential project at a prime location in Worli, having a development potential of over a million sq. feet.
Shriram Properties, which wants to refinance projects under development and acquire distressed real estate assets may get $125 million PE fund by private equity arms of JP Morgan, IL&FS and Morgan Stanley.
DB Realty is looking to raise funds via private equity for a couple of its projects.
Shapoorji Pallonji Group has floated a $500 million private equity fund, mainly focused on real estate, marking its return to the financial services industry.
Amit Bhagat, CEO & MD, ASK Property Fund said, “This was a recapitalisation opportunity and before the NBFC crisis. By providing the requisite and flexible working capital, we ensured the project’s completion, supported by sales during the life of the project. The investment was self-liquidating with regular cash flow from the sales and collection linked to milestone. We truly believe all projects in the established suburbs which are job clusters have healthy absorption if completed as per committed timeline.”
ASK Property Fund, the real estate private equity arm of Blackstone-backed ASK Asset & Wealth Management Group, has announced a successful exit of INR 354 crore from QVC Realty Developers.
Large foreign funds have expressed an interest to own a share of the Indian real estate pie. Nikko Am Straits Trading Asia, North Carolina Fund, Hwang Asia Pacific REITs and Infrastructure Fund, Eastspring Investments and Canada-based Sentry Global have received SEBI approval to invest in India as developers and real estate investors, revealing the underlying interest in REITs. Our research indicates that continuous institutional flow of funds has provided the initial momentum to REIT.
Track2Realty: The government’s announcement of easier FDI norms for the construction sector has generated a lot of excitement among the country’s real estate players – and justifiably so. The fact that 100% FDI will now be allowed under automatic route to invest in completed assets along with relaxation of other norms is expected to increase FDI inflows significantly.