Real estate

Lex Consult, AZB help $30m Arshiya warehouse sale, leaseback with Ascendas

Arshiya announced that the company had previously informed about the completion of the transaction for the monetisation of 6 warehouses located at the Free Trade and Warehousing Zone, Panvel, near New Mumbai (Arshiya FTWZ) with Ascendas Property Fund (India) (APFI). — Business Standard The deal envi...

D&D, WG help GSK Pharma sell $125m land to Oberoi Realty

Oberoi Realty Ltd on Friday said it has bought around 60 acres of land in Thane, Maharashtra from GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals for nearly Rs 890 crore. In a regulatory filing, the Mumbai-based developer said “the company has successfully concluded the transaction with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutic...

LegaLogic acts on $83m Paranjape Schemes buy of Pune’s BlueRidge SEZ

Property fund Ascendas India Trust has agreed to buy IT-focused special economic zone BlueRidge phase III with total leasable space of 1.8 million sq ft in Pune’s Hinjewadi area. Initially and during the construction period, a-iTrust’s investment will be through debt to be used towards repayment of ...

LegaLogic acts on $39.9m ASK investment in Paranjape property developer

Real estate focussed private equity fund ASK Property Investment Advisors (ASK PIA) has infused Rs 350 crore into two Pune-based developers, Paranjape Schemes and Naiknavare Group, who would use the fund for budget and affordable housing in different parts of the city… “ASK PIA has committed Rs 350 ...

Khaitan acts on $400m Runwal-Warburg JV to build shopping malls

An affiliate of global private equity firm Warburg Pincus Llc and Mumbai-based developer Runwal Group have formed a joint venture (JV) to create a shopping mall platform. — Mint Khaitan & Co advised Runwal Developers led by a team of partner Haigreve Khaitan , partner Deepak Jodhani , principal...

ELP, Dua act on Coventry Properties finance of Motilal Oswal real estate project fund

Issuance of Non- Convertible debentures by Coventry Properties Private Limited to funds managed by Motilal Oswal Real Estate Investment Advisors II Private Limited. The Non-Convertible debenture were issued to fund a real estate project in Sewree, Mumbai. ELP advised Coventry Properties Private Limi...

AZB acts on $145m Lake Shore Hyderabad mall buy from Phoenix Group

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)-backed Lake Shore India Advisory has bought majority stake in a retail mall project in Hyderabad from Phoenix Group for about Rs 1,000 crore, inclusive of construction funding, said people aware of the matter. The fund has bought a 6.5 acre parcel in Hyderabad w...

AZB, Khaitan act on $3.5bn Bharti Realty Aerocity land concession from GMR’s Delhi airport

GMR Group-controlled Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has awarded 9 lakh sq.m of land at Aerocity in the capital to Bharti Realty for development, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. — Mint AZB & Partners advised Bharti Realty Limited led by a team of partners Hardeep Sachdeva a...

AZB acts for Kotak Investment on $400m JV fund with DivyaSree developers

Kotak Realty Fund has formed a partnership with Bengaluru-based DivyaSree Developers to start a $400 million fund that will develop and acquire commercial office assets across India. The India Office Assets Fund I is anchored by a unit of sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). ...

AZB acts for Reliance Industries on $314m SEZ Navi Mumbai lease

Reliance Industries Thursday said it has leased 4,000 acres of land from Navi Mumbai SEZ (NMSEZ) for an initial payment of Rs 2,180 crore to develop a global economic hub. NMSEZ, as part of a tender process was allotted this land in 2006 to develop a world class SEZ. — The Economic Times AZB & ...

AZB acts for Logos India Logistics ventures on buy of $100m warehouse assets from Chennai’s Casagrand Builder

Chennai-based real estate developer Casagrand Builder Pvt. Ltd has agreed to sell 2.2 million sq. ft of pre-leased warehousing assets of its subsidiary, Casa Grande Distripark Pvt. Ltd (CGD), to Asia Pacific logistics property specialist LOGOS, both the companies said on Monday. — Mint AZB & Pa...

SAM acts on Blackstone $125m buy of Chennai’s One Indiabulls Park

“After forming a commercial properties platform with Indiabulls Real Estate, US-based private equity major Blackstone Group has acquired the realty developer’s Chennai commercial asset One Indiabulls Park for around Rs 900 crore on outright basis, said two persons with direct information of the deve...

IC Universal acts Raj Kapoor’s sale of RK Studios to Godrej Properties

“Raj Kapoor’s RK Studios in Chembur, an eastern suburb of Mumbai, has slipped into history. The 2.2-acre iconic landmark has been sold to Godrej Properties, the Godrej group’s real estate company. Although neither party is willing to put a figure to the deal, the industry estimate is that the plot w...

CAM, AZB on Nitesh Estates $34m sale of Koregaon mall to Abbey Realtors

Nitesh Estates, “through its wholly owned subsidiary Nitesh Indiranagar Retail Private Limited has signed Share Purchase Agreements with Abbey’s Realtors LLP a nominee of Ela Realty Private Limited, Group Entity - ABIL Group and sold its 100 percent holdings in step down Tier- II Subsidiary - Korega...

Khaitan helps McLeod Russel on another tea plantation sale for $22m

“Bulk tea producer McLeod Russel is selling three estates in Assam to city-based Luxmi Tea Company for an estimated value of around Rs 150.5 crore. In a notification to stock exchanges on Monday, McLeod Russel said, it has executed an agreement for sale of specified assets of Addabarie Tea Estate, M...

Shardul Amarchand, JSA assist Indiabulls on $33.5m Gurgaon offices sale to Blackstone

“Indiabulls sells 50% stake in office assets for Rs 464 cr to Blackstone: The company’s existing wholly-owned subsidiaries Ashkit Properties Ltd and Yashita Buildcon Ltd have become joint ventures,” reported Business Standard . Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co advised Blackstone led by a team o...

Argus, Khaitan brew $45.3m sale of MK Shah tea estates to McLeod Russel

“McLeod Russel to sell 8 tea estates to MK Shah Exports for ₹331 crore: McLeod Russel, world’s largest tea producer, has finalised sale of eight tea estates to MK Shah Exports Ltd for a consideration of nearly ₹331 crore, according to a stock market disclosure,” reported Hindu Business Line . Argus ...

Cyril Amarchand, NDA, AZB act on $334.7m sale of Chennai Infocity office park by Canada pensions investment board, Shapoorji Pallonji

“Singapore-based real estate asset manager Mapletree Investment Pte. Ltd is close to buying Chennai-based information technology park SP Infocity, jointly owned by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Shapoorji Pallonji Investment Advisors, for around ?2,300-2,400 crore,” reported Mint ....

Assentio advises on $20m Amara Hotels-Marriott partnership for Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Chennai

Amara Hotels sets up the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in partnership with Marriott, according to CNN Traveller.

Assentio Legal advised Amara Hotels & Resorts.

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Deal value: INR 150 crores (approx. USD 20 million)

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Trilegal, JSA on Mitsubishi’s DRI India $25.5m investment in Chennai residential project

The real estate arm of Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation, DRI India Company Limited has entered into a definitive agreement to invest around Rs 180 crores ($25.5m) in Bengaluru-based Shriram Properties’ ongoing residential project in Chennai named Shriram Park 63, as reported by Mint and Business Stand...