Realty major DLF today said it has completed the restructuring of its joint ventures with global investment firm Blackstone-managed Ridgewood Holdings, which had invested Rs 1,481 crore in seven housing projects in 2007. DLF's subsidiary DLF Home Developers Ltd (DHDL) had diluted 49 per cent stake in these seven residential projects located in Chennai, Bengaluru, Kochi and Indore to a Merrill Lynch & Co entity Ridgewood Holdings, now managed by Blackstone. The country's largest realty firm had in July last year announced restructuring of its joint venture looking at the market scenario and to concentrate on select projects in certain micro markets. It was jointly decided with the investor to realign the current shareholding arrangement in the JV companies in order to maintain continued focus on future development of various projects. "Consequently, with the realignment of the current shareholding in the JV companies, DHDL ceases to hold any stake in DLF Southern Homes Pvt Ltd .
DLF stocks tanks 8% on promoters plan to sell 40% stake in rental arm
GIC and Blackstone were neck-and-neck for acquiring DLF promoters' 40% stake in their rental arm
DLF's scrip today plunged over 8 per cent following reports that its promoters will enter into an exclusive pact with Singapore's GIC to sell their 40 per cent stake in the company's rental arm, DCCDL Ltd, for an estimated Rs 13,000 crore. The stock tanked 8.11 per cent to end at Rs 141.10 on BSE. Intra-day, it slipped 9.15 per cent to Rs 139.50. At NSE, shares of the company tumbled 8 per cent to close at Rs 140.90. The company's market valuation too fell by Rs 2,220.85 crore to Rs 25,172.15 crore. On the volume front, 30.69 lakh shares of the company were traded on BSE and over two crore shares changed hands at NSE during the day. "Shares of DLF corrected by 9.2 per cent intraday over the bourses after the company's promoters decided to offload 40 per cent equity in the retail arm DLF Cyber City Developers to Singapore based private equity firm - GIC," said Achin Goel, Head: Wealth Management & Financial Planning, Bonanza Portfolio Ltd. The audit .
On the volume front, nearly 6 lakh shares exchanged hands on the counter on BSE
Singapore-based equity firm beats Blackstone to buy 40% of DCCDL
DLF said sales would continue to be muted for some quarters
Cash flows were hit due to fall in housing sales amid negative sentiment in property market post note ban
Total income fell to Rs 2,178 crore, against Rs 3,110 crore in the year-ago period
In April last year, DLF formally opened its 2 million sq ft shopping mall in Noida
Residential sales likely to be muted in the near term given demonetisation and deferment in purchases
The complaint was filed by three individuals who had booked one residential flat in each of the two residential projects
The difference in bids is Rs 400 crore-500 crore
The company has an IT SEZ in Chennai, comprising 5.7 million sq ft of area
DLF had in May entered into an amended agreement to sell its 32 screens of DT cinemas to PVR at revised rate of Rs 433 crore
The company expects to receive binding, updated bids in the form of shareholder agreement once the shortlisted bidders complete due diligence
Income from operations dips 22% to Rs 1,867 cr
The money raised will be utilised to reduce debt; DLF had a net debt of Rs 22,202 crore at the end of the last fiscal
The company till now has developed 27 million sq ft of commercial space
Three global institutional investors - Blackstone, GIC and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority - have been shortlisted as buyers in DCCDL