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Realty firm Lodha Developers has acquired five land parcels in the Mumbai region, Pune and Bengaluru during the June quarter to develop housing projects with a total revenue potential of Rs 22,700 crore. In a regulatory filing on Monday, Lodha Developers said, "In April-June quarter of 2025-26, we added five new projects across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Pune and Bengaluru with GDV (gross development value) of Rs 22700 crore." The company did not mention whether these land parcels were acquired outright or whether it entered into a partnership with landowners. Lodha Developers, erstwhile Macrotech Developers, acquired 10 land parcels during the last fiscal year to develop housing projects with a total sales value of Rs 23,700 crore, as it seeks to expand business amid strong demand. Lodha Developers said it has achieved more than 90 per cent of its target to add Rs 25,000 crore worth of projects this fiscal. The company reported a 10 per cent growth in its sales bookings to
Within a month of reaching a truce with his elder sibling, Abhinandan Lodha on Tuesday launched a new identity for the holding company housing all of his businesses. The holding company has been rechristened as "Abhinadan Ventures" from "Lodha Ventures" earlier, as per a statement. It can be noted that last month, Abhinandan and his brother Abhishek, who runs Macrotech Developers, had reached an out-of-court truce over the usage of 'Lodha' in branding, under which the elder sibling was permitted to use the "Lodha" name. The statement issued by Abhinandan Ventures said the entity began operations in 2015 for incubating and accelerating high-growth, consumer-centric businesses, and has expanded into real estate, private equity, education, and emerging consumer opportunities. "While we continue to own the brand 'Lodha Ventures', with all our businesses being new age, tech-driven consumer-centric businesses, the new branding allows us to clearly communicate our innovation-first philoso
Realty firm Macrotech Developers Ltd on Wednesday alleged that House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL) has used "fabricated documents" to misuse the company's brand and registered trademark 'Lodha'. Abhishek Lodha led Macrotech Developers and the HoABL, formed by his younger brother Abhindan Lodha, are fighting a legal dispute over the use of the brand 'Lodha'. In January, Macrotech Developers filed a suit in the Bombay High Court against HoABL for infringement of its trademarks and sought appropriate injunctions, reliefs, and damages. Macrotech Developers, which sells properties under the 'Lodha' brand, is one of the leading real estate firms in the country, while the HoABL is into the development of residential plots across major cities. In a regulatory filing, Macrotech Developers said that the board has taken "serious cognizance of the conspiracy to use fabricated documents in order to misuse the company's goodwill, brand, and registered trademark." The Board has constituted a Speci
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on January 27 the application filed by Abhishek Lodha- promoted Macrotech Developers Ltd seeking an injunction against his younger brother from using the trademark 'Lodha'. Last week, the company filed a suit against Abhinandan Lodha's real estate firm, House of Abhinandan Lodha, claiming that the name 'Lodha' was their trademark and no one else could use it. In an interim application, the company sought a perpetual injunction against the defendants from infringing its trademark "Lodha". The application came up for hearing on Tuesday morning before a single bench of Justice Manish Pitale. The court, however, noted that it could not hear the plea, as the suit had sought damages of Rs 5,000 crore. As per court assignment, any suit that sought damages of more than Rs 100 crore would have to be heard by the single bench of Justice Arif Doctor. The company's advocate, Hiren Kamod, in the afternoon mentioned the application before the
Realty firm Macrotech Developers aims to bring down its net debt to below Rs 6,000 crore by March next year from Rs 6,730 crore at the end of September quarter with the help of better cash flow. Macrotech Developers, which markets its properties under Lodha brand, has a presence in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune and Bengaluru markets. "We have reduced our net debt by about Rs 540 crore in the second quarter of this fiscal to Rs 6,730 crore. Our target would be to reduce debt to below Rs 6,000 crore by end of this fiscal year," Macrotech Developers Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Abhishek Lodha told PTI. The aim is to keep net debt below operating cash flow, which is estimated to be Rs 6,000 crore during 2023-24, he said. Lodha said the company had a strong performance during the September quarter on all important metrics -- sales bookings, collections of fund from customers against sales and acquisition of new land parcels for business development. "Our focus