Blackstone, Salarpuria acquire Coffee Day’s Park for ₹2,500 cr

Blackstone, Salarpuria acquire Coffee Day’s Park for ₹2,500 cr

Blackstone and Salarpuria Sattva completed the acquisition of Coffee Day Enterprises’ Global Village Tech Park in Bengaluru for ₹2,500 crore in March 2020, marking a pivotal deal amid the company’s financial distress.​ Deal Background Coffee Day Enterprises, reeling from founder V.G. Siddhartha’s suicide in July 2019 and mounting debts, approved the sale of the 90-acre […]

Demand for office space in SEZs on the rise despite sunset date of March 31

Demand for office space in SEZs on the rise despite sunset date of March 31

Demand for office space in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) stayed surprisingly resilient in early 2020, with several large occupiers rushing to close leases despite the March 31 sunset date for key income‑tax benefits. Far from stalling, SEZ transactions were driven by consolidation, long‑term cost savings and occupiers’ confidence in India’s technology and services export story.​ […]

Home First Finance Company gets SEBI approval to float IPO

Home First Finance Company gets SEBI approval to float IPO

Home First Finance Company, a key player in affordable housing finance, secured SEBI approval in early March 2020 to launch a ₹1,500 crore IPO amid a challenging market backdrop. This milestone came shortly after filing its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) in November 2019.​ Event Timeline The approval was announced on March 3, 2020, following […]