FALL IN RUPEE - A MAJOR CONCERN FOR THE ECONOMYNeha Sharma
The recent fall of the Indian rupee visà-vis US Dollar and other major currencies have caused serious concern in the business, profession and Indian intellectuals. The fall of Indian rupee indicate serious inherent weakness of the Indian economy and in spite of some arrests of the inflationary tendency the overall outlook is very weak. Some major indicators include:
This study focus on the non banking financial companies in India – a conceptual framework It should be noted that during the 36 month period fromApril1997 to March2000, Crisis downgraded 149 NBFCs due to their deteriorating business and financial risk profiles and credit fundamentals. The stringent regulations, refusals for registration and the notifications regarding the cancellation of the permissions to raise deposits have gradually reduced the fly by night operators. NBFCs are now struggling hard to find reasons for continued existence, strategies for such existence and business areas for growth and earnings. Dr. S. Mahalingam | B. Ashokkumar "Non-Banking Financial Companies in India – A Conceptual Framework" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33278.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/marketing-management/33278/nonbanking-financial-companies-in-india-–-a-conceptual-framework/dr-s-mahalingam
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The BJP Government is on the verge of completing a year and has now stabilised. Major economic initiatives and actions are emerging for a high growth oriented economy.
FALL IN RUPEE - A MAJOR CONCERN FOR THE ECONOMYNeha Sharma
The recent fall of the Indian rupee visà-vis US Dollar and other major currencies have caused serious concern in the business, profession and Indian intellectuals. The fall of Indian rupee indicate serious inherent weakness of the Indian economy and in spite of some arrests of the inflationary tendency the overall outlook is very weak. Some major indicators include:
This study focus on the non banking financial companies in India – a conceptual framework It should be noted that during the 36 month period fromApril1997 to March2000, Crisis downgraded 149 NBFCs due to their deteriorating business and financial risk profiles and credit fundamentals. The stringent regulations, refusals for registration and the notifications regarding the cancellation of the permissions to raise deposits have gradually reduced the fly by night operators. NBFCs are now struggling hard to find reasons for continued existence, strategies for such existence and business areas for growth and earnings. Dr. S. Mahalingam | B. Ashokkumar "Non-Banking Financial Companies in India – A Conceptual Framework" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33278.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/marketing-management/33278/nonbanking-financial-companies-in-india-–-a-conceptual-framework/dr-s-mahalingam
A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956/2013 and is engaged in the business of loans and advances, deposits, acquisition of shares stock/bonds/debentures/securities issued by Government or local authority or other securities of like marketable nature, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance business, chit business but does not include any institution whose principal business is that of agriculture activity, industrial activity, sale/purchase/construction of immovable property. To register NBFC in India, the Company must have approval from Reserve Bank of India.
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In the Indian financial sector, Nidhi Company refers to any mutual benefit society notified by the MCA. They are created mainly for cultivating the habit of thrift and savings amongst its members. The amount of business conducted by Nidhi Companies is not as big as commercial banks or deposit taking Non-Banking Finance Companies. Nidhi Companies are highly localized and mostly single office institutions. They are also referred to as mutual benefit societies, because they accept deposits and give loans to only their own members; and membership is limited to individuals.
This was presented by CA. Sudha G. Bhushan as a key note speaker in the national seminar on Foreign INvestment Flows in India organised by Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Management.
CbC reporting an indian perspective by Ajit Kumar JainAjit Kumar Jain
The Indian Union Budget, 2016 has introduced provisions pertaining to Country by Country ('CbC') reporting in line with the OECD's recommendation under its Action Plan 13. The CbC reporting comprises of three tier transfer pricing documentation approach. While India currently requires preparation of transfer pricing documentation as per the provisions of Rule 10D of the Income- tax Rules, 1962, the new provisions relating to CbC reporting will have a significant impact on the transfer pricing policies and overall documentation of multinational enterprises in India. In this article, the author has outlined the provisions of CbC reporting and its implication from an Indian perspective.
With the recent crackdown on Sahara, PACL etc. by SEBI and closure of their business after the Saradha scam have collapsed the trust of small investors and proven to be the tip of the iceberg for deposit taking companies such as Nidhi Companies, Multi-state Credit Co-operative Societies, NBFCs etc. engaged in collection of public deposit. Shall our government ban all these kinds of deposit taking companies from our financial system? What should be the business structure of the deposit taking companies? What are the different aspects which deposit taking companies should be aware before commencing their venture? Does failure to comply with legal compliance can make your business as a ponzi scheme? What are different types of deposit taking companies and their respective regulators along with their licenses/approvals and registration?
Nidhi company rules 2014 an analysis w.r.t. nidhi company registrationEquiCorp Associates
With the implementation of new rules for operations of Nidhi Company, into effect from April 01, 2014, what will be fate of the public deposit schemes? How these Rules, 2014 are going to impact the Indian Financial Sector, especially Nidhi Companies in India? Nidhi Companies are created mainly for cultivating the habit of thrift and savings amongst its members. The amount of business conducted by Nidhi Companies is not as big as commercial banks or deposit taking Non-Banking Finance Companies. Nidhi Companies are highly localized and mostly single office institutions. They are also referred to as mutual benefit societies, because they accept deposits and give loans to only their own members; and membership is limited to individuals.
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The minimum number of allottees has also been reduced to 50 from the existing 200. Besides, it has proposed to remove a minimum reservation of allocation to any specific category of investors and is considering allocation on a proportionate basis.At present, rules allow 75% of the net offer to the public to be allocated to institutional investors and the remaining 25% to non-institutional investors.
“While looking at the prospect of setting-up business in India, it would be careful to see what all options are available to a new entrepreneur. Before setting-up a business in India, an entrepreneur generally faces with the following important questions: Which form of business to set-up, Where to set-up, How to set-up, what are post set-up compliances?”
“In case you are a Foreign National/ resident and are planning to set up your business either independently or in Joint Venture with an Indian Party, it is necessary to check the Foreign Direct Investment policy of India before taking any decision.”
StartBizIndia explaining the Procedure and Legalities to Start a Business in India
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In the Indian financial sector, Nidhi Company refers to any mutual benefit society notified by the MCA. They are created mainly for cultivating the habit of thrift and savings amongst its members. The amount of business conducted by Nidhi Companies is not as big as commercial banks or deposit taking Non-Banking Finance Companies. Nidhi Companies are highly localized and mostly single office institutions. They are also referred to as mutual benefit societies, because they accept deposits and give loans to only their own members; and membership is limited to individuals.
This was presented by CA. Sudha G. Bhushan as a key note speaker in the national seminar on Foreign INvestment Flows in India organised by Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Management.
This report has been developed by deriving the responses to an online questionnaire circulated to key
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3. Executive Summary
Despite the festive season, the real estate sector
witnessed a lukewarm response from home buyers
with not many enquiries translating into sales.
However, the overall sentiment remains upbeat as
buyers from across the globe are showing significant
interest in putting money in the Indian real estate
sector. A recent Assocham survey conducted across
major cities of NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad,
etc. points to around 35% jump in enquiries from the
NRI community, with Bangalore emerging as the
favourite destination.
The deal street was also abuzz with activities. Piramal
Enterprises pledged US$1 billion in a tie-up with
Dutch pension fund APG Asset Management for
investment in the infrastructure sector. Private Equity
funds such as Xander and KKR have also committed
investments in the residential sector for townships.
These transactions reiterate the potential of the
sector, which is again gaining traction from the
investor community.
On the regulatory front, this sector has seen two
major developments, which can provide much
needed relief to the current state of affairs. The first
one relates to, announcement of final guidelines by
SEBI on the setting up of Real Estate Investment
Trust (REITs) has been a major development. The
capital market regulator has clarified some of the
modalities for the structure and other related
requirements for managing the REIT platform while
the developers are still wishing to get one more tax
break to make it a complete pass through, for which
they will have to wait until the next budget.
The second one relates to revision in the FDI norms
for the construction development sector. The
Government believes that this announcement will
not only give a fresh impetus to the sector but will
also have a ripple effect on the economy by way of
infrastructure creation and substantial employment
generation.
Further, positive activity in this sector will trump
up demand in a number of allied industries
including those in the manufacturing sector such as
cement and steel.
The Indian real estate sector continues to be a
favoured sector for investments from international as
well as private investors. In the coming years, the
residential as well as the commercial segments of the
real estate industry will witness major growth,
supported in no small part by the government's plans
and initiatives to give a boost to this sector.
4. The new norms would also ensure that excessive
leverage is not undertaken through REITs while the
Trustees would be required to be independent and not
an associate of the sponsor or the manager of the
Trust.
Realtors unhappy as monetary policy remains
unchanged4
The festive fervour might help the sector in the short
run but for the long run, the realtors are pitching for a
cut in the interest rates to boost housing demand.
CREDAI, in an official statement, expressed its
disappointment over the status quo maintained by the
RBI on policy rates. On the other hand, the
Government is hopeful that affordable homes
segment will help revive the growth of the realty
sector. Seeking "out of the box" ideas5
from the real
estate sector for affordable housing, the Government
has assured that it will consider recommendations for
investing insurance and pension funds in the sector.
Government revises FDI norms for construction
development sector1
In a major boost to the real estate sector, the Union
Cabinet has eased norms for foreign direct investment
(FDI) in construction development making the sector
attractive for overseas investors. This comes close on
the heels of the Government announcing a slew of
economic reforms in the last few months including
formalisation of Real Estate Investment Trusts
(REITs) & Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)
and relaxed FDI norms for the railways sector. The
Government has sweetened the deal for both the
Indian players and prospective foreign investors by
relaxing the minimum built-up area of the construction
development project to 20,000 sq. metres for attracting
FDI, from the current 50,000 sq. metres. This was first
announced in the Budget speech of the Finance
Minister earlier this year.
Festival of lights fails to shine on the real estate
sector2
Against all expectations, the festival of lights has failed
to shine on the real estate sector of India. Trade
analysts say that this season was better than the last
season but still below expectations. The festive season
did not bring the kind of momentum that was hoped
for and considering the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI)
policy to hold on to the current interest rates in favour
of safeguarding against further inflationary trends, it
will take several more months for the market to get
into a convincing forward momentum.
REIT guidelines by SEBI3
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
has issued guidelines for the creation of Real Estate
Investment Trusts (REIT) in India. The new norms
will enable listing and trading of REITs on the stock
exchange and also help create new platforms for raising
of funds through channelising of domestic investments
and attraction of foreign capital for real estate and
infrastructure companies. Despite significant tax
benefits for the sponsors of these trusts, these new
regulations would also be revenue accretive for the
government in form of taxes. To safeguard the interest
of investors, these guidelines provide for stringent
valuation, transparency and disclosure norms.
News updates
Given the corporate environment under which
real estate players operate, it is a welcome
move by SEBI to seek detailed and quality
disclosures in the REITs guidelines. The
mandatory disclosures (on related party
transactions, REIT-able and under constructed
assets) in the initial offer document will help
the prospective investors to make an informed
decision. The disclosures which are mandated
as part of the annual report on an ongoing
basis, will apart from other things, reflect the
status of corporate governance of REITs and
hence, impact its valuation/ reputation going
forward.
Neeraj Sharma
Partner
Walker Chandiok & Co LLP
Given the corporate environment under which
real estate players operate, it is a welcome
move by SEBI to seek detailed and quality
disclosures in the REITs guidelines. The
mandatory disclosures (on related party
transactions, REIT-able and under
constructed assets) in the initial offer
document will help the prospective investors
to make an informed decision. The
disclosures which are mandated as part of
the annual report on an ongoing basis, will
apart from other things, reflect the status of
corporate governance of REITs and hence,
impact its valuation/ reputation going forward.
Neeraj Sharma
Partner
Walker Chandiok & Co LLP
4
5. Real estate / infrastructure companies to take
QIP route6
In the current scenario, a string of companies in
the real estate and infrastructure sector are taking
the Qualified Institutional Placements (QIP) route
to either repay debt or fund ongoing projects. The
total amount planned to be raised through QIPs
exceeds INR 600 billion. Realty giant Unitech
raised money through QIPs in April this year,
followed by Indiabulls Real Estate, Sobha
Developers Limited, Prestige Estate Projects
Limited, ITD Cementation, etc.
NRI investments in realty sector may rise 35%
this year7
An ASSOCHAM survey, which was conducted
across nearly 850 real estate developers in Delhi-
NCR, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore,
Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Dehradun and
Chennai, shows that developers are expecting a
35% surge in real estate enquiries from NRIs.
Further, the results show that Bangalore is swiftly
turning out to be the hot new favourite. Further,
investors in the US are now putting money into
real estate companies outside the US at a record
pace, a trend driven largely by the receding interest
rates, economic expansion and growing
opportunities to buy assets at discounted rates.
Singapore to make Andhra capital smart city8
Smart cities, the brain child of the UPA-II
government, which has now been given wings by
the current government, has caught the
imagination of the real estate players globally.
Singapore has identified the new capital city of
Andhra Pradesh for development as a smart city in
collaboration with the government, while France
has shown interest in Nagpur.
PE investment in real estate to cross Rs 12,000 crore9
Private Equity investments in the sector stand at over INR
41 billion in the first six months of 2014 and are pegged to
cross INR 120 billion (about US$2 billion) by the end of
the year. Total number of deals in the first half of 2014
increased to 28 compared to 13 in the year-ago period.
Average deal size increased by 16% to INR 1.46 billion.
Property consultant Cushman & Wakefield noted that there
is an increase in interest globally in committing funds for
Indian real estate through private equity. The funds are
being raised mainly for housing projects and leased office
purchases.
5
6. Technical updates
Clarification on applicability of service tax in case
of Joint Ventures
Developers typically enter into Development
Agreement (DA) / Joint Development Agreement
(JDA) to develop land or re-develop existing buildings
and eventually sell constructed habitable dwellings.
There could be either two parties to this
unincorporated association of persons i.e. land owner
and developer or three parties i.e. the land owner,
developer and contractor. Such unincorporated
associations of persons are typically referred to as
Joint Venture(s) (JV).
Flow of contribution/consideration (whether in cash
or kind) between the aforesaid parties has always been
a subject matter of service tax litigation. Recently, the
Central Government vide Circular No. 179/5/2014-
Service Tax, dated 24 September 2014 has clarified
that:
• taxable services provided for consideration by the
JV to its members or vice versa, and between the
members of the JV are liable to tax
• if cash calls/ capital contributions by members of
JV are merely transactions in money; the same
would not be liable to service tax
The circular further mentions that ‘cash calls’ may be
treated as ‘consideration for taxable service’ and not
‘transaction in money’ based on the terms of the JV
agreement on case to case basis. Thus, the circular
reaffirms the settled legal position that services
provided by unincorporated associations or body of
persons to its members and vice versa are within the
ambit of service tax.
Accordingly, it would be necessary evaluate terms and
conditions of the DA/JDA prudently to appropriately
portray the intention of the parties.
Service Tax
Service tax implications on preferential location
charges
Developers may adopt a practice of charging
an amount referred to as ‘preferential location charges’
in the term sheet in addition to the per square feet sale
price of a habitable dwelling unit. The said charges are
received from buyers of flats opting for special
location in the layout such as higher floor, sea view,
vaastu compliant property, north east corner, etc.
Such charges are liable to service tax, both, prior to
and post 1 July 2012.
However, under the erstwhile regime of service tax,
the premium charged for providing a preferential
location was taxable under the category of ‘preferential
location and development of complex service.’
Further, the benefit of abatement or composition
available for construction or work contract services
was not available where such amount was separately
charged.
Also, under the Negative List regime (i.e. post 1 July
2012 onwards), there is no specific exemption or
abatement for such preferential location charged and
thus the same would be taxable.
On the other hand, the Commissioner of Service tax,
Mumbai vide letter no F.No.V/ST-I/Tech-II/463/11
dated 31 August 2012 has clarified that floor rise
charge recovered on account of additional
construction cost would be treated as part of the
consideration for sale of flat as “naturally bundled”
services and would be eligible for abatement applicable
to construction service. However, this clarification is
limited to floor rise charge only and does not cover
any other ‘preferential location charges’.
Hence, it would be pertinent to evaluate whether such
premium amount collected as preferential location
charges (other than floor rise) can also be treated
‘naturally bundled’ with construction services, and
accordingly, be eligible for abatement available for the
main construction activity.
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7. Service tax implications on Slum
Rehabilitation Projects (SRA) /
redevelopment projects
Up to 30 June 2012, service tax was not applicable
on any construction activity carried out for
‘personal use’ as the same was specifically carved
out from the definition of ‘residential complex’.
With effect from 1 July 2012, the definition of
‘residential complex’ was expanded to remove the
specific exclusion in relation to ‘personal use’.
With effect from 1 July 2012, any construction
activity carried out for ‘personal use’ is liable to
service tax.
The aforesaid amendment had far reaching
repercussions; any free of cost flat constructed for
slum dwellers under SRA scheme is liable to
service tax. Also, in case of re-development
projects, the flats made available to the existing
unit holders are also brought within the purview of
service tax. The said position was confirmed by
the Commissioner of Service tax, Mumbai vide
letter no F.No.V/ST-I/Tech-II/463/11 dated 31
August 2012.
Due to the additional burden of service tax, the
following questions remained unanswered:
• If service tax is applicable on ‘free of cost’ flats
provided to slum dwellers, on what value
should service tax be paid?
– On value of land (represented by the
ready reckoner rates considered for stamp
duty purposes);
– Fair market value of similar flats in the
locality; or
– Cost of construction
• If service tax is applicable, when should the
service tax be paid?
– When the possession is given up by the
slum dweller;
– When additional FSI accrues to the
developer or
– When the possession of the constructed
flat is handed over to the slum dweller /
existing unit holder
The real estate sector has been one of the key
sectors having to face brunt of slowdown. To
make things worse, it is currently burdened
with multiple indirect tax levies which has
resulted in additional costs tied up to its overall
pricing methodology. Industry has been
seeking clarity on applicability of Service tax
on some of their critical transactions such as
Joint Development Agreement(s)/
Development Agreement(s). The already
reeling industry would again be left grappling
for correct interpretation of the law and risk of
eminent litigation in the hands of tax
authorities.
Amit Sarkar
Partner
Grant Thornton India LLP
On account of aforesaid ambiguities, developers
are recovering additional consideration from the
buyers of the units in the free sale area. In effect,
the additional burden of service tax is eventually
passed on by the developers to the individual unit
holders, pushing the prices of under construction
real estate skywards.
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8. Buys & Ties
Piramal Enterprises gets a partner for US$1
billion infrastructure joint venture10
Ajay Piramal’s eponymous flagship Piramal
Enterprises Limited (PEL) has tied up with Dutch
pension fund APG Asset Management (APG) to
invest a billion dollars in Indian infrastructure
companies over three years which would help
indebted firms’ access funds to complete projects. The
role of PEL will include sourcing as well as
recommending investment targets. APG had already
been an investor in Indian infrastructure through its
funds. The alliance with Piramal marks the Dutch
pension fund’s first direct investment in domestic
infrastructure companies.
Hines to invest INR 15 billion in Indian housing
projects11
US-based realty firm Hines has announced a tie-up
with a global fund to invest US$ 250 million (over
INR 15 billion) in various housing projects in India.
Hines has formed a joint venture firm, Hines India
Residential, with an international finance company,
with the aim to tap the huge demand for mid-income
homes. The JV will invest in the form of equity in the
housing projects in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore
and Pune. They are looking at executing three to five
projects over the next two or three years.
US private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &
Co (KKR) to invest INR 7.5 billion12
KKR has made its entry in the country's real estate
sector by finalising investments of INR 7.5 billion in
two property projects. KKR has struck a structured
debt transaction for INR 4 billion for the Bhartiya
Group's integrated township project in Bangalore and
also agreed to provide a INR 3.5 billion structured
loan to the Wadhwa Group's luxury home project in
west central Mumbai.
Parsvnath Developers Limited (PDL) sells
township project to Supertech for about INR 7
billion13
PDL has sold development rights of about 140 acres
of land in the township project in Gurgaon to
Supertech for an estimated INR 7 billion. The deal is
part of company’s strategy to reduce debt, which
currently stands at about INR 12 billion, and also fast
track execution of ongoing projects estimated at 80
million square feet. The company has also transferred
its shareholding in Honey Builders Ltd, with whom the
company has held joint development rights in this
project to Supertech.
Peninsula Brookfield Investment Managers
(PBIM) to invest INR 4 billion14
PBIM, a joint venture between Peninsula Land Limited
and Brookfield Asset Management is investing INR 4
billion in Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Limited.
The money will be deployed from its maiden fund,
Peninsula Brookfield India Real Estate Fund by
subscribing to the non-convertible debenture (NCD)
issued. The money is being raised for a massive 2,500
acre development that Ansal had undertaken back in
2009, in a project called Metropolis in Greater Noida.
The project, which is under construction, will take
another five-six years to complete.
Valecha Engineering Limited (VEL) to sell road
assets to New Generation for US$ 50
million15
Mumbai based VEL is selling three Build, Operate and
Transfer (BOT) road assets to US-based New
Generation Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of New
Generation Holdings Inc. for INR 3.1 billion(US$ 50
million) as per market disclosure. The deal will involve
Valecha Engineering's wholly-owned subsidiary
Valecha Infrastructure Limited, selling its stake in
Valecha LM Toll Private Limited, Madhya Pradesh and
Valecha Badwani Sendhwa Tollways Limited, Gujarat
to New Generation Infrastructure. This is subject to
receipt of regulatory and other third party approvals.
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9. Tata Capital invests INR 4.7 billion in Shriram
Properties16
Tata Capital, a private equity arm of the diversified
US$100 billion Tata Group, has invested in US$80
million (INR 4.7 billion) for about 15% stake and a board
seat in Shriram Properties, the Bangalore-based real
estate unit of the US $12 billion southern conglomerate
Shriram Group.
Nitesh Estates acquires Pune’s Plaza Centre Mall for
INR 3 billion17
Real estate developer Nitesh Estates has acquired the 1
Mn sq-ft Plaza Centre Mall in Pune from Elbit Imaging
Group owned by Israeli billionaire Mordechai Zisser for
INR 3 billion. The Mall is spread over 6.5 acres in
Koregoan Park, Pune and also a 100,000 sq-ft
commercial space and land for future development.
Initially, the project was a joint venture between Plaza
Centers India (owned by Elbit Imaging Ltd of Israel) and
local businessman Avinash Bhosale. While the project
was still in construction, Plaza Centers has bought out its
partner Bhosale for US$20 million to gain complete
control of the project.
Kolkata based consortium acquires 100% stake in
Keppel Magus Development Private Limited
(KMD)18
Kolkata-based real estate consortium, Sureka Group,
Merlin Group and JB Group has acquired a 100% stake
in KMD, a special purpose vehicle launched to develop a
25 acre real estate project, Elita Garden Vista, in New
Town, on the fringes of Kolkata. The consortium has
paid KMD INR 1.5 billion for acquiring the existing
property.
Krasa group to invest INR 5 billion on commercial
project in Noida 19
Realty firm Krasa group will invest about INR 5 billion
over the next four years to develop a commercial project
in Noida. The group, which was managing INR 7.5
billion real estate investment fund, has forayed into real
estate development by acquiring a company that owned
5-acre land.
Xander Group to invest INR 3.75 billion in
Rustomjee Urbania project20
The private equity (PE) arm of investment firm
Xander Group Inc. is set to invest around INR 3.75
billion in a township project of Mumbai-based realty
firm Keystone Realtors Private Limited by buying
non-convertible debenture.
Supertech raises INR 4 billion from Xander
Group Inc. for Gurgaon realty projects21
Realty firm Supertech Limited has raised INR 4
billion from private equity firm The Xander Group
Inc. to finance its upcoming township and housing
projects in Gurgaon. The company will develop
plots, villas and independent homes in the 140-acre
township at an investment of about INR 11 billion.
Structured investment products continue to
be the catalyst for driving transaction
activity in real estate. On the residential
side, financial investors are backing
acquisition of developable land parcels of
leveraged developers looking to realign
their portfolios with a view to lowering debt
and accelerating execution. The activity in
commercial & retail on the other hand is
being driven by aggregation of high quality
rent yielding assets in preparation of REIT
listings. Land aggregation activity appears
to have taken a back seat as developers
renew focus on execution & rationalisation
of existing portfolios.
Sumeet Abrol
Executive Director
Grant Thornton India LLP
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10. Market Speaks
According to you, what are some of the factors
behind Mumbai not performing well on the
infrastructure front compared to other Indian
cities?
During the 90s, Mumbai was quite agile and was
picking up very well in terms of projects that were
planned and the ones that were to be implemented.
Mumbai’s growth has been more or less in
alignment with the varied priorities of the different
political regimes. From focusing on building
infrastructure in suburbs surrounding Mumbai to
preventing influx of people to setting up big
projects like the Bandra–Worli Sea Link,
the Maximum City has witnessed significant
infrastructure development. Simultaneously, FSI
has increased by 2.5 times in the last 15 years. This
has resulted in Mumbai’s skyline getting dotted
with numerous vertical projects but on the flip
side, the roads are clogged with traffic.
Could you provide an outlook for the
infrastructure sector over the next
five years?
We will witness one of the best platforms of our
lives. This is the first time that all the verticals of
the infrastructure sector for the country are going
to get organised and start getting implemented.
Everyone in the sector will have options to either
stick to their area of expertise or grow at a viable
rate. We will be recognised as nation builders.
Going forward, I believe there will be a re-rating of
the sector.
Could you provide a sense of the direction in
which the Indian infrastructure sector is
headed?
Infrastructure is a very serious and huge
requirement for a large country like ours.
However, the sector faces many challenges,
whether it is lack of resources, funds, and more
importantly the resolve to address these
challenges. It is high time that this complete loop
of infrastructure that needs to be closed. For
instance, in building a road there are issues ranging
from differences between the state and central
government to forest and environmental
clearances and land acquisition. Lack of
accountability from people responsible for
implementing infrastructure projects is a major
constraint, and a loop that needs to be closed.
Do you think Prime Minister Narendra Modi
can revamp the infrastructure sector?
Considering the quantum of issues that the
sector faces, will he be able to make a
difference in five years?
Narendra Modi has a mandate, which is very
important to bring about a change. He has very
clear thought process of what exactly should be
done. He has the capability to get people on the
same table to be able to take a decision. A lot of
time that helps. He has what it takes to get things
done. It is not important to make all changes in his
first five-year term. Even getting a right start is
important but creating right momentum is more
important than the start.
We interviewed Vikram Sharma, Managing Director of Supreme Infrastructure India Limited, on his
views on infrastructure sector. Below are the excerpts from the interview.
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11. Vikram Sharma
MD, Supreme Infrastructure India Limited
Vikram Sharma is the Managing Director of
Supreme Infrastructure India Limited, an
infrastructure company. The company has
been formed to undertake engineering
works of unrestricted value with most of the
government departments, and public &
private sector organisations.
With successful execution and completion of
various contracts under his expertise, the
company has become eligible for handling
of new contracts like bridges, flyovers,
sewerage projects, residential and
commercial buildings, etc.
Tell us about the evolution and genesis of
Supreme Infrastructure
We began with quarrying and crushing business,
which was started by our Chairman
Bhawanishankar Sharma in 1983. This was
primarily with the objective of supplying these
aggregates at construction sites. In the late 80s and
early 90s, infrastructure was not organised in terms
of contracting, execution and size of contracts.
After 1998, the National Highways Authority of
India became more organised and there were
bigger contracts that were up for grabs. However,
we were still unable to run through that phase as
the company was restricted geographically.
In 1998, I completed my civil engineering. Post
that period, as we embarked on a new growth
journey and our ambitions grew bigger, we were
keen to take up larger projects. As a result, we
started undertaking bigger sub-contracting projects
and expanded our footprint beyond Mumbai. The
next big challenge was to surpass our previous
benchmarks, be it in terms of contracts or
turnover. From bagging and executing a INR 100
million contract, the next goal was to undertake an
over INR 250 million order. So the challenge was
to more than double the turnover , and later
increase it five or ten times. In doing so, we had
our own set of challenges, successes and failures.
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funds-may-mean-rip.html
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18. Grant Thornton Dealtracker report July 2014
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Companies/bAUrmDoyDmX7RIpwg7wL1N/Supertech-raises-Rs400-crore-from-Xander-for-Gurgaon-
realty.html
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