Private equity investments in real estate gain traction, says report

Indian real estate sector witnessed rising interest from private equity players, both foreign and domestic, in 2018, with a lion’s share of the total investment flowing to the commercial real estate space. Out of the total investment of $33.1 billion in India across sectors by PE funds, $7.2 billion was pumped in 65 transactions, said a report by real estate consultancy firm Vestian
 

• The value of investment in commercial real estate segment was at $4.123 bn, which was 58% of the total funding in the sector
• Realty players in the southern region of India attracted the highest amount of $3.403 bn