The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and other investors have held talks with Bengaluru-based property developer RMZ Corp to jointly invest in the greenfield developments and acquisition of commercial projects, said a source. The Canadian pension fund manager already has two separate joint ventures with the Shapoorji Pallonji Group for investing in rental yield… Read More »
Flipkart has substantially scaled down its need for a huge office space in Bengaluru, which it leased almost two years back, as e-commerce companies in the country struggle to find new avenues of growth and raise fresh funds amid sharp cuts in their valuations. India’s biggest e-commerce company is now looking to lease just 0.83… Read More »
Bahrain-based MNC Al Namal Group is entering the co-living homes sector in India through an ‘operating agreement’ with Square Plums, an upcoming brand of co-living homes based in Bengaluru. Co-living homes are fully furnished, ready-to-move-in homes based in gated communities available on rent for youngsters relocating to cities for job placement. As part of the… Read More »
ArthVeda Fund Management, part of financial services conglomerate Wadhawan Global Capital, is planning to raise $1 billion to invest in affordable housing projects across the country, said a top company official. The asset management company recently received $250 million commitment from Qatar Holding, part of Qatar sovereign fund, for its affordable, low and middle income… Read More »
Total volume of Lease expiries in Bangalore is expected to cross 9 msf in 2017. Witnessing quarterly increase since beginning of year, total area of lease expiries in Q4 2017 is expected to be above 3 msf. The 200+ leases expiring in 2017 have average monthly rent of INR 57/sf/month and add upto nearly 56 crores… Read More »
Godrej Properties has invested Rs 280 crore across two deals in Bangalore and Thane so far from its $275 million residential real estate platform formed in association with Dutch pension fund APG Asset Management. The platform named Godrej Residential Investment Program II made its first investment by acquiring 80% of the equity share capital in… Read More »
In one of the largest real estate transactions in Bengaluru, SAP Labs India is in the process of renting a 5,00,000 sq ft of office space in the city to consolidate and expand its business in India. “SAP Labs is looking for various growth corridors in Bengaluru. They are yet to take a decision on… Read More »
Coworking space provider Innov8 has raised an undisclosed amount in an angel round enabled by LetsVenture and Venture Catalysts. The round saw investments by prominent angel investors such as Vijay Shekhar Sharma of Paytm, Rajan Anandan of Google, Kunal Shah of FreeCharge, Girish Mathrubootham of Freshdesk and Anand Chandrasekeran of Facebook. The Delhi-based company plans… Read More »
Strengthening business confidences resulted in net absorption of office space across the top eight cities to 34 million square feet (msf) during 2016, according to an international property consultant Cushman & Wakefield. Of the total uptake of office space, nearly 40% of the total net absorption took place in the last quarter of 2016. Bengaluru… Read More »
This year’s Investment Prospects survey from Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PwC shows a strong shift away from last year’s favorites, which featured core markets in Japan and Australia, in favor of emerging-market destinations. The survey also found steep declines in the popularity of gateway cities with the exception of Shanghai which has seen a… Read More »
