Completed leased commercial realty assets top draw for PE investments

The commercial real estate sector is witnessing increased interest from private equity funds, with several large institutions focusing on completed and leased commercial assets for investment. In 2015, private equity real estate firms deployed more than $5 billion in Indian real estate companies and projects -the highest since the financial crisis of 2008 -through 90 deals, according to research from Venture Intelligence. Large investors and established developers also created several joint venture platforms in the past year, it said in a report.

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