Private equity inflows in real estate fell by 62 percent to USD 1.18 billion in March quarter

Shree Cement promises price cut as the Adani onslaught looms large on the entire industry

In 2021 calendar year, the total PE investments (equity and debt) was recorded at USD 6,199 million, recording a rise of 57 percent YoY over 2020. Office constituted 46 percent of the PE investments in 2021, followed by warehousing (21 percent), residential (19 percent) and retail (13 percent). "Since 2011, the real estate sector received cumulative PE investments of over USD 50 billion (USD 50,809 million)," it said.

Shishir Baijal, Chairman and Managing Director, Knight Frank India, said, "While investors’ appetite remained strong across various real estate asset classes in 2021, escalating global tensions emanating from Russia-Ukraine war and the influence of omicron in the early part of the year were seen inhibiting investment.: Moving forward, he said the push for infrastructure spending will accelerate investments in the next three quarters of the year 2022 to the levels witnessed prior to the pandemic with estimated investments touching USD 6.8 billion.

Also read: Supertech tells Supreme Court it has submitted settlement proposal with Union Bank in NCLAT