Indiareit raises Rs 300 cr under domestic fund

Indiareit Fund Advisors, the real estate private equity (PE) arm of Piramal Enterprises, has raised Rs 300 crore out of its targeted Rs 1,000 crore Domestic Scheme V (DS-V) fund.

This is the sixth in the series of funds raised by the investment firm that currently manages a total corpus of Rs 4,343 crore across five earlier funds and two third-party mandates.

Khushru Jijina, MD, Indiareit, said the company managed the fund-raise despite a tough business environment. “The speed of the interim close is testament to the quality of our sponsor, track record of the platform and our constant endeavor to always act in fiduciary capacity for our ever growing family of investors,” said Jijina.

DS-V is targeting structured returns by taking advantage of the mismatch between the availability of capital and its demand from the real estate sector.

As a result, company said, the investment underwriting will focus on the quality of the project, visibility of cash flows and track record of the development partner. This apart, an extra layer of security will be added to enhance the risk-return profile, it said.

Additionally, the PE firm’s Mumbai Redevelopment Fund (MRF) has reached its targeted corpus of Rs 500 crore.

Until a couple of months ago, the fund had raised Rs 400 crore and has now reached a final close. MRF is targeting a niche strategy focused on slum and redevelopment projects in Mumbai and has already committed around 40% of its corpus.