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RBI liquidity tightening: Realty firms 'have to live with tight money'

Some realty experts said realty loans could even become NPAs for banks

Peninsula, Brookfield launch Rs 1,000 crore fund

Fund, with targetted corpus of Rs 750 crore, will invest in residential properties

Domestic funds bank on structured deals in realty

Poor returns from past equity deals, high rate from debt deals key drivers

Brands in kidswear grow up

Inspite of some embattled peers, Mothercare, Mom & Me and Arvind are digging in their heels

Spurred by Amazon model, online supermarkets push ahead

Aim to be multi-city operators

Realty funds draw leading global investors

Between Kotak, Shapoorji and HDFC, fund managers have raised $700 million from investors

Clariant Chemcials shares rise on land sale news

The company is relocating to its Masterbatch plans from Thane

Retailers, brands may end discounted sales early on bumper sales

Big brands such as Zara, Pantaloons, Central see 50-60% jump in sales

Pantaloons to open new formats, add categories

Last year, Aditya Birla Nuvo acquired controlling stake in Pantaloons, fashion format of Future group, in a Rs 1,600 crore deal

Valuation mismatch hits office property deals in Mumbai

Air India's plans to lease its headquarters in Nariman Point have been hit

D-Mart beats the Goliaths

The retail chain, strong in the west of India, will now have to scale up its practices as it expands

Macro environs, falling rupee hit offshore realty funds

Ajay Piramal's Indiareit, ASK and Essel plan to launch new funds; HDFC raises funds after long wait

Lease gains favour as Mumbai house prices remain stubborn

Rentals in the National Capital Region declining due to increased supply

Deepak Fertilisers may call on Saroj Poddar to buy his stake

The company is also eyeing a board berth in MCF with an intent towards management control

Singapore co buys land in Bangalore

The deal was closed for about Rs 100 cr, with Jones Lang LaSalle as the advisor

Unitech in talks with PEs to sell Gurgaon IT SEZ

Approaches Morgan Stanley, GIC and Blackstone

HDIL rises 9.9% on interim relief from Bombay HC

HC has barred SRA from initiating proceedings for repossession of tenements built by HDIL under slum redevelopment project

Balaji project gains from record office absorption

The Andheri-Goregaon belt saw office absorption of 1.3 million sq ft in 2013

Banks seek higher cover on loans to realtors as prices fall

Pressure on developers to offer discounts is the main trigger

Walmart India chief Raj Jain quits

Narsey to be interim leader; more heads could roll