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A major shareholder of South City Projects, the consortium behind Kolkata's iconic South City Mall, has downplayed recent reports of a potential USD 400 million deal with alternative asset manager Blackstone, describing it as "speculative". South City Projects is a consortium of prominent real estate developers like Merlin Group, Sureka Group, Emami Group, Park Chambers Group, and Shrachi Group. South City Mall is its flagship project. "It has been receiving offers from various funds, including Blackstone, Brookfield, Canadian Pension Fund, and Singapore's Temasek since 2020," a significant consortium partner who wished not to be quoted told PTI. "We have not approached anyone. Offers poured in from various funds and we have been evaluating those as part of our normal business practice. But it would be incorrect to assume that South City Projects is under any urgency to clinch a deal or that the company is in unmanageable debt," the consortium partner said. The shareholder emphasis
Sattva Group and Blackstone sponsored Knowledge Realty Trust has posted a net operating income of Rs 1,632.38 crore in the first half of this fiscal while its asset value stood at nearly Rs 60,000 crore at September-end 2024. On Thursday, Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) filed the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with SEBI to launch its REIT public issue for raising up to Rs 6,200 crore. The company will issue units through Initial Public Offer (IPO) and list the REIT on stock exchanges as part of its strategy to monetise prime office assets across six major cities. "We own and manage a high-quality office portfolio in India, and upon listing, we will be the largest office REIT in India based on Gross Asset Value of Rs 594,450 million as of September 30, 2024 as well as by Net Operating Income (NOI) for H1, FY25 of Rs 16,323.82 million, and the second largest by NOI for 2023-24 of Rs 28,820.83 million," KRT said in theHP. The Trust said it will also be the second largest office REIT
Knowledge Realty Trust, sponsored by real estate company Sattva Group and Blackstone, on Thursday filed initial documents with market regulator SEBI to launch its maiden REIT public issue to raise more than Rs 6,200 crore. Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) has filed the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with SEBI to launch Initial Public Offering (IPO) and list the REIT on stock exchanges, as part of its strategy to monetise its 30 prime office assets across major cities. KRT will be the largest REIT in India in terms of Net Operating Income (NOI) and Gross Asset Value which is estimated at around Rs 60,000 crore. KRT plans to raise around Rs 6,200 crore through REIT-IPO, according to its DRHP. At present, there are four listed REITs in India -- Brookfield India Real Estate Trust, Embassy Office Parks REIT, Mindspace Business Parks REIT, and Nexus Select Trust. Apart from Nexus Select Trust, the other three REITs are backed by rent-yielding office assets. Nexus owns a large portfolio
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday said it has cleared Blackstone's arm BREP Asia III India Holding Co VIII's proposed acquisition of stakes in Bagmane Developers and Bagmane Rio. US-based Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager, with more than USD 1 trillion in assets under management (AUM). "The proposed combination involves the acquisition of certain stake in the Bagmane Developers and Bagmane Rio (Target entities) by BREP Asia III India Holding Co VIII (Acquirer)," CCI said in a release. Bagmane Developers and Bagmane Rio are engaged in the business of development, leasing and operation of commercial real estate, hospitality business as well as allied services such as generation of renewable power. "Commission approves the acquisition of certain stake in Bagmane Developers Pvt Ltd and Bagmane Rio Pvt Limited by BREP Asia III India Holding Co VIII Pte Ltd," the regulator said. In a separate release on Tuesday, CCI said it approved the propo