Category Archives: City

Xander strikes $350m deal to buy Shriram SEZ

Emerging markets investor Xander Group has acquired the technology special economic zone (SEZ) of the diversified Shriram Group in Chennai for Rs 2,290 crore, or $350 million. Shriram Properties and real estate investor SUN Apollo had put Shriram Gateway, a 4.6-million-sqft integrated development on sale, which had attracted interests from GIC of Singapore and Asian… Read More »

Coworking firm The Office Pass raises seed funding of $245,000 from former Yahoo India MD, others

Gurgaon-based TOP Technologies, the parent firm of coworking platform The Office Pass, has raised $245,000 (Rs 1.5 crore) in a seed funding round led by Arun Tadanki, former managing director of Yahoo India & Southeast Asia. The funds will be deployed in enhancing the platform and hiring technology and product talent. “We aspire to connect… Read More »

IWG launches its co-working office brand ‘Spaces’ in India

Spaces, an Amsterdam-born co-working space provider, has launched its first shared-space in Cyber City, Gurgaon. Spaces along with five other brands i.e. Regus, Signature, Open Offices, Kora and MOS are the subsidiary of IWG, a global workplace provider headquartered in Brussels. The 30,000 sq ft of co-working space in Gurgaon has 430 seats capacity. The… Read More »

Four Indian cities to get highest realty investment in Asia-Pacific region

Indian cities of Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune are likely to outstrip other cities in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) in investments in office assets, predicts global property consultant Cushman & Wakefield. The agency said, while the real estate investment volumes in Asia Pacific are expected to hit $611 billion in 2017, India is projected to… Read More »

Awfis raises Rs 128 crore from Sequoia India

Mumbai-based collaborative co-working space rental company, Awfis Space Solutions has raised $20 million (about `128 crore) from Sequoia India and plans to use the funds to expand its network of centres, launch new products and services, and enhance its technology platform. With this infusion, as part of a Series-B round, the total capital raised by… Read More »

Propstack Insights: Pune Occupiers preferred Furnished spaces in 2016

IT Parks and Offices led leasing activity last year in Pune with 65% contribution in absorption.  Furnished spaces seemed to be Occupiers choice last year in Pune. 60% of the total deals in 2016 were furnished with average rentals between INR 60-70/sf/month. *Grade A data only and Includes renewals To get more CRE market insights login to www.propstack.com