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Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate (SPRE) will develop a 5-acre residential project in Pune with an estimated revenue of Rs 800 crore as part of its expansion plan. The company has launched a 5-acre premium housing project 'VANAHA Verdant', comprising about 600 apartments. "Spread across 5 acres, the upcoming project will offer approximately 10 lakhs square feet of saleable area, with an estimated revenue potential of about Rs 800 crore," SPRE said in a statement on Wednesday. The company did not disclose the project cost. This upcoming project is part of its flagship 1,000-acre integrated township, VANAHA, near Bavdhan, Pune. Sriram Mahadevan, CEO of Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate and MD of Joyville Shapoorji Housing, said, "With VANAHA Verdant, we are not just launching another project but shaping a new way of living in Pune. Its proximity to nature, integrated commercial spaces, and low-density layout reflect what today's homebuyers value most: balance, access, and long-term value.
Health and hygiene products maker Eureka Forbes Ltd on Friday reported a twofold increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 49.48 crore in the March quarter of 2024-25. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 21.38 crore in the January-March quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by the firm now controlled by private equity firm Advent International. Its revenue from operations was up 10.67 per cent to Rs 612.65 crore during the quarter under review. It was at Rs 553.56 crore in the corresponding quarter. Eureka Forbes' total expenses increased 7 per cent to Rs 551.75 crore in the March quarter. Total income, which includes other income, was up 11 at Rs 617.04 crore in the quarter. Commenting on the results, the company's MD and CEO Pratik Pota said: "In Q4, continuing business revenue grew by 10.9% YoY, and this was the sixth successive quarter of double-digit growth. Led by operating leverage, EBITDA margins touched 13 per cent for the first time." The momentu
Shapoorji Pallonji Group's flagship infrastructure engineering and construction firm Afcons Infrastructure Ltd (AIL) on Thursday said it has mobilised Rs 1,621 crore from anchor investors, a day before its initial share sale opening for public subscription. Foreign and domestic institutions participated in the anchor book include HDFC Mutual Fund (MF), ICICI Prudential MF, BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Group, Nomura, Nippon India MF, Enam Holdings, Mirae MF, Quant MF, Invesco MF, Eastbridge, Amundi, Invesco HK and SBI General Insurance. The company has allocated over 3.5 crore equity shares to 80 funds at Rs 463 apiece, which is also the upper end of the price band. This aggregates the transaction size to Rs 1,621.5 crore, according to a circular uploaded on BSE's website. Of 3.5 crore equity shares, 1.17 crore equity shares worth Rs 542.2 crore were allocated to 15 domestic mutual funds through a total of 31 schemes. This accounts for 33.44 per cent of the .
Shapoorji Pallonji group firm Afcons Infrastructure Ltd on Monday said it has fixed a price band of Rs 440-463 per share for its Rs 5,430-crore Initial Public Offering (IPO), which will open for subscription on October 25. The IPO is a mix of fresh issue worth up to Rs 1,250 crore and an offer of sale up to Rs 4,180 crore, Afcons Infrastructure said here. The issue will close on October 29. The issue price has been fixed in the range of Rs 440-463 apiece and investors can bid for a minimum of 32 equity shares and in multiples of 32 thereafter, the company said. The proceeds from fresh issuance to the extent of Rs 80 crore will be utilised for capital expenditure for purchase of construction equipment; Rs 320 crore for funding long term working capital requirements and Rs 600 crore for prepayment or scheduled repayment of a portion of certain outstanding borrowings, among others, it said. Investors including GIC Singapore, Enam Holdings (Akash Bhanshali), Synergy Capital, 360 One,
Shapoorji Pallonji Group's infrastructure engineering and construction company Afcons Infrastructure Ltd (AIL) is gearing up to launch its Rs 5,430-crore initial public offering (IPO) on October 25. The initial share sale will conclude on October 29 and the bidding for anchor investors will open for a day on October 24, according to the red herring prospectus (RHP). The company will announce the price band for the IPO next week. The infrastructure firm's Rs 5,430-crore IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 1,250 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to Rs 4,180 crore by promoter Goswami Infratech Private Limited. The offer size has been reduced following a pre-IPO fundraising. In the March draft papers, the company had initially planned to raise Rs 7,000 crore through the initial share sale. Currently, promoter and promoter group entities own a 99 per cent stake in Maharashtra-based Afcons Infrastructure. The company will utilise Rs 80 crore from the fresh issu
Shapoorji Pallonji and Company and Khurshed Yazdi Daruvala, promoters of Sterling And Wilson Renewable Energy, on Friday divested a 7.14 per cent stake in the company for Rs 1,040 crore via open market transactions. According to the bulk deal data available with the NSE, Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Pvt Ltd offloaded 1.35 crore shares, amounting to a 5.78 per cent stake in Sterling And Wilson Renewable Energy (SWSOLAR). In addition, Khurshed Yazdi Daruvala sold 31.50 lakh shares or 1.35 per cent holding in solar EPC solutions provider Sterling And Wilson Renewable Energy. The shares were disposed of in the price range varying from Rs 623.28-630.01 apiece, taking the combined transaction value to Rs 1,039.88 crore. After the stake sale, Shapoorji Pallonji and Company's shareholding in SWSOLAR has declined to 6.95 per cent from 12.73 per cent, while Daruvala's stake has come down to 0.13 per cent from 1.48 per cent. Also, the combined shareholding of promoter and promoter group ha
Engineering and construction major Shapoorji Pallonji group is gearing up to receive investments of over Rs 2,100 crore from a consortium of global investors led by Deutsche Bank, according to sources. The global investors are existing investors in the group's investment company Goswami Infratech, which is also one of the promoter companies of Afcons Infrastructure that is scheduled for Rs 7,000 crore IPO early next month. The group has also sought an extension of payments on non-convertible debentures of up to Rs 2,100 crore, which are due in September, till December this year. This development comes on the back of the SP Group lining up near-term repayments of nearly Rs 8,000 crore through identified liquidity events, including proceeds from the upcoming IPO Afcons Infrastructure and from the sale ports assets, a person aware of the development said. "A few global investors in Goswami Infratech Pvt Ltd have agreed in principle to further their investments in the SP Group company,