Thursday, February 22, 2007

HDIL in talks with PE funds for pre-IPO stake sale

Mumbai-based real estate developer Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) is in talks with private equity and real estate funds such as ICICI Ventures, Kotak Realty and HDFC Realty for selling a 4% stake for about Rs. 550 crores. It is quite possible that these three firms together can subscribe to the pre-IPO portion.

HDIL is in the process of diluting 4% stake in the company as part of its pre-IPO placement. It plans to do an IPO to raise over Rs. 2000 crores some time soon. HDIL has developed approximately 72.8 mn square feet of saleable area and 5.5 mn square feet of rehabilitation housing area so far. The company is in the process of expanding its property development activities to other parts of India.

Article in The Economic Times.

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