Abbott, one of the largest healthcare product companies in India, has picked up an entire under-construction building with over 1.60 lakh sq ft built-up area in the Andheri suburb of Mumbai to set up an innovation & development centre, said two persons familiar with the development. The deal assumes significance as the lease will run… Read More »
Piramal Fund Management, the financial services arm of Ajay Piramal-led Piramal Group, has deployed Rs 700 crore collectively against two commercial properties, Reliable Tech Park and Empire Towers in suburban Mumbai. The funding suggests a possible revival in demand for real estate despite demonetisation that was seen as a dampener for the sector. The lender would… Read More »
A venture including private-equity giant Blackstone Group LP is poised to launch India’s first real-estate investment trust in an initial public offering that could raise more than $600 million and mark a milestone in the development of a modern commercial real-estate industry in India. For Blackstone, the deal would do a lot more than simply make history. It would… Read More »
HONG KONG-BASED Phoenix Property Investors, a private equity real estate firm with assets managed and under management in Asia of over US$6.7 billion, is looking to increase investments in South-east Asia property markets including Singapore. “The company is expanding its investment footprint from North Asia, particularly Hong Kong, Japan and China, to the South-east Asia… Read More »
With no takers for land in its area, Noida Authority has delayed the auction of commercial land for large and small category 27 plots till December. The Authority has also extended its group housing scheme of six plots in sectors 146 and 147 launched earlier this month.Bidding of these plots for commercial use by consortiums,… Read More »
Point72 Asset Management moved into a new office space in Singapore’s OUE Bayfront in Marina Bay on Monday. The 8,880 square foot space can seat up to 60 employees, doubling the capacity of the Firm’s previous Singapore office. Marc Desmidt, Chief Executive Officer of Point72’s international business, said, “We are making a push to find,… Read More »
Gleeds has won two major contracts in India, with a total build area of ten million square feet. It will be acting as cost manager for the construction of Brigade Brookefields – a commercial project in Bangalore – and the Surat Diamond Bourse scheme in Surat in the Gujarat region. The projects will be managed… Read More »
Swiss bank UBS has entered into an agreement to pick up 4 lakh sq ft of office space on lease at realty developer K Raheja Corp’s IT Special Economic Zone Gigaplex at Airoli in Navi Mumbai in one of the largest occupier lease transactions, three persons familiar with the development said. The Zurich-headquartered, NYSE-listed multinational… Read More »
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 »
