For more information contact: emailus@marcusevans.com Interview with: Naresh Nadkarni, Chief Investment Officer, & Keyur Shah, Chief Financial Officer, HDFC Property Ventures Limited, a sponsor company at the marcus evans Emerging Market Investments Summit 2012 who discuss the real estate investment opportunities in India. Join the 2014 Summit along with leading regional investors in an intimate environment for a highly focused discussion on the latest investment strategies in the market. For more information contact: emailus@marcusevans.com

1. Investing in
Indian Real Estate
emerging market investments and practices, then the country can generate
India’s real estate growth potential. really good returns on their
investments.
How does India’s real estate market
compare against that of other What risk management techniques
emerging markets? are advisable when investing in
India?
Naresh Nadkarni: The demand for
housing in India is unlike that of any Naresh Nadkarni: In this country, being
other country. The housing shortage is a passive real estate investor does not
around 25 million units, with 40 to 50 work. Investors need to be involved and
per cent of that in the urban areas. The vigilant as the investment progresses,
demand for housing will remain strong even if their partner is transparent.
as urbanisation will keep pace for at They should not simply invest and
least a decade. We do not expect this forget; being a passive investor in India
level of growth in any of the other is very risky.
emerging markets.
However, they must not micro manage
Keyur Shah: India’s GDP has been the investment as that can hinder the
growing six to nine per cent for the last process of development and interfere
decades. We have been reaping the with the developer’s work.
demographic dividend, as the
percentage of the population in an
earning age, between 25 and 45, is the
highest proportion. That makes real
estate in India very attractive.
Interview with: Naresh Nadkarni,
Chief Investment Officer, & Keyur How do you find value in the
Shah, Chief Financial Officer, HDFC
Property Ventures Limited
market? We do not
Naresh Nadkarni: People consider the
location of the property to be key, but
expect this
The real estate market in India is more
attra ct ive f rom an in vestm ent
for us, comfort with the partner comes
first. Real estate is a relationship level of growth
perspective than all other emerging
markets, according to Naresh Nadkarni,
business in India. Then, we look at the
location of the project and consider its in any of
Chief Investment Officer, and Keyur viability.
Shah, Chief Financial Officer, HDFC
Property Ventures Limited. India has All three criteria have to be satisfied,
the other
a housing shortage of 25 million units
and a very young population, making
but if the person developing the project
goes out of control, there is the risk of
emerging
the market very buoyant. the investor losing everything. That is
why investors have to be very cautious markets
Ahead of the marcus evans Emerging and choosy in their partner selection,
Market Investments Summit 2012 in look at their credentials, how reliable
Prague, Czech Republic, 19 - 20 June, and trustworthy they are, and what they
Nadkarni and Shah, from a sponsor can bring to the table. If they find a
company at the event, discuss partner who has adopted good

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About HDFC Property Ventures Limited
HDFC Property Fund is a private equity fund focussed on making real estate investments in India. It has three funds with Indian
and international Investors. The aggregate corpus is USD 1 billion. HDFC Property Ventures Ltd is the Investment Advisor for the
funds.
www.hdfc.com
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