FDI is not permitted in Real Estate Business.  However, as per paragraph 6.2.11 of ‘Circular 1 of 2012 – Consolidated FDI Policy’ of the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), FDI upto 100 per cent is permitted under the automatic route for Townships, housing, built-up infrastructure and construction development projects (which would include, but

The Economic Times of India Wednesday reported that Texas Pacific Group Capital (TPG) has picked up a 15% shareholding in Shriram Properties, the realty arm of diversified financial services group Shriram Group, for Rs 450 crore. The transaction values the Bangalore-based developer at more than Rs 2,700 crore.
TPG, a US-based private equity firm, currently holds

According to a report carried by the Economic Times of India, JP Morgan has invested $30 million in Parsvnath Developers’ residential project La Tropicana coming up in the Civil Lines area of New Delhi.
The Economic Times said the deal includes an additional funding for the real estate group through JP Morgan’s local NBFC in India.

Singapore based Ascendas Property Fund Trustee Private Limited, the Trustee-Manager of Ascendas India Trust is to acquire Phoenix Infocity Private Limited’s portfolio of 5 buildings in Hitec City 2 Special Economic Zone, Hyderabad. Two of the buildings are completed and 100% occupied, while the other 3 buildings are expected to be completed over the next

The Economic Times reported Thursday that Homex, a Mexican pre-fabricated affordable housing firm invested Rs 130 crore in the purchase of a residential plot from Kotak India Real Estate Fund I. The 20-acre residential plot is situated in Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) in Chennai.  The buying price reflects a purchase price of Rs.6.5 crore per

Kotak Realty Fund, part of the larger Kotak Mahindra Bank reported that it had invested $53.6 million, about Rs 250 crore, in twin realty projects operated by Emaar MGF Land Ltd. Kotak Realty Fund is a unit of the Indian financial services major, Kotak Mahindra Bank and in a press statement, the firm was quoted

Reliance Industries Monday reported its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Industries Investment and Holding Private Ltd acquired 14.12% stake in East India Hotels Ltd, the firm that operates the Indian Oberoi Hotels and Resorts. Reliance Industries said it would undertake the investment at an estimated Rs 1,021 crore.
The investment will see the Reliance subsidiary acquire the

In an interview with Reuters Monday, Singapore’s CDL Hospitality Trusts chief executive officer said the firm was considering acquisition investments in India, Vietnam and Japan. In that regard, the firm’s chief said CDL Trusts had a war chest of around 550 million Singapore Dollars for undertaking the investments.
CDL Hospitality Trusts controls about five hotels in